298 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7SQ Data via plota.co.uk

APPH/26/00411 - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

Two storey side extension to existing dwelling; conversion of existing outbuildings into habitable space (gym, cinema room), erection of single storey glazed link to existing dwelling; front elevation to receive new front door and changes to bay windows including new roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 177. The consultation period closed on 13 May 2026.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 226 m away: Heswall Dales
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 226 m away: Heswall Dales SSSI; Inside the Heswall built-up area; Priority habitat about 47 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £675,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

17 December 2020£675,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Householder
Postcode
CH60 7SQ
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Heswall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ArchitectFolk

Decision outlook

Day 177, past the statutory target. 85% of extensions in Wirral are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Oct 2026.

Day 177121 days past the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
689decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wirral in the last twelve months, from validation. Wirral decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jul 2026
Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#227 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wirral is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #200 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wirral decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #164 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #198 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #200 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #197 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
61 decided
909
Total decisions
112 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.