Future Yard, 75 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AB Data via plota.co.uk

APP/25/00668 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Two-storey rear and side extension containing music rehearsal & tuition spaces to existing music venue. New stage, seating, walls and semi-permanent canopy structure to existing external music venue / external eating & drinking area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2025
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Validated
11 Aug 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 49

Statements & assessments 10

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Site constraints 5

Hamilton Square Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 38-50, Argyle Street, Grade II, about 60 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 8 m away: Hamilton Square, Birkenhead; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Birkenhead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £325,000 in February 2021. Other property, freehold.

19 February 2021£325,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
6 September 2019£165,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area870 m² (9,365 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 66)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH41 6AB
Received
22 Apr 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 130 days from validation, 18 days slower 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
2 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
19 Dec 2025
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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.