Malik Motors, 231 - 231A Beckwith Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 4HW
Pending
APP/26/00741 - Full Planning Permission
Description
Conversion of vacant soft play unit to 4 residential self contained bedsit units
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Refused
Change of use from indoor children's play space (Use Class E(f)) to a convenience retail…
2019
Withdrawn
Deletion of condition 6 (removal of obsolete vehicular accesses and reinstatement of stan…
2019
Approved
Change of use from vehicle maintainence workshop (Use Class B2) to indoor children's play…
2018
Refused
Change of use from car repair garage to a convenience grocery store and off licence - Re…
2017
Refused
Change of use from car repair garage to a convenience grocery store and off licence.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2021
Approved
Apartment 25, 235 Beckwith Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 4AD
Removal of condition 3 (waste management plan) of planning approval 15/01339
2020
Approved
235 Beckwith Street, Birkenhead, Wirral,
Bin store and cycle storage amended, Crash barrier added to car park area, maintenance pa…
2019
Approved
231-231A BECKWITH STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 4HW
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (noise insultation scheme) of planning permis…
Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#223 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Wirral is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #213 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Wirral decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #183 of 292
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #182 of 292
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #213 of 292
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #188 of 292
59%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
59 decided
932
Total decisions
122 refused in 2025