21 Caldy Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 2HE Data via plota.co.uk

APPH/26/00764 - Householder Refused

Proposal

First and second floor side extension; roof extension with dormers and balconies to front and rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 May 2026
✓
Validated
3 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
28 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Plans & drawings 4

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Other documents 1

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 417 m away: Dee Estuary; SSSI about 417 m away: Dee Estuary SSSI; Inside the West Kirby 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. 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 £565,000 in September 2019. Detached house, freehold.

13 September 2019£565,000

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
CH48 2HE
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
O'Rourke-Designs

How this decision compares

Decided in 117 days from validation, 62 days slower than Wirral's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 13% of extensions here are.

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
25 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
25 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

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