LIGHTHOUSE INN, 228 Wallasey Village, Wallasey Village, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 3LP Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/00691 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Full application for a temporary construction compound, in association with proposed works carried out by united utilities as a wastewater statutory undertaker for the construction of an underground storm water detention tank. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Validated
26 May 2026
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Committee
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wirral Planning Committee on 10 Sept 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the temporary compound would not cause significant harm and proposed safeguards would address planning concerns.
  • The ward councillor and residents raised concerns about noise, disturbance, access, traffic, lighting, ecology and proximity to homes.
  • The committee unanimously approved the application, subject to the report’s conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed compound, site context, officer assessment, objections, committee debate, conditions and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Wirral's committee minutes of 10 Sept 2026.

Documents 27

Statements & assessments 7

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 12 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 12 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Superseded Docs - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Petitioner -confirmation of petition received · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 10

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 12 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 12 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 12 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 11 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Wallasey built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH45 3LP
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Wallasey
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Sarah Jakubiak

How this decision compares

Decided in 108 days from validation, 4 days faster than Wirral's median of 112 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 95% of commercial and major works here are.

19%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Wirral in the last twelve months, from validation. Wirral decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 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