HORTIACK Kings Drive, Caldy, Wirral, CH48 2JH Data via plota.co.uk

DIS/26/01293 - Discharge of Conditions Pending Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of condition 9 (swimming pool drainage) of application (External and internal refurbishment and extension of the existing side annexes to the Main House (01), construction of new ancillary buildings including Pool Pavilion (04), Walled Garden with garden Outbuildings and 8 air source heat pumps (05) and Greenhouse (07), new sunken Garage with Energy Centre (06), recreational Pioneer Cabin (08), and a Battery House (10). Proposed landscape design and development for site. (amended)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Nov 2026. Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026.

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Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

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Other documents 1

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Site constraints 6

Caldy 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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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
Tree preservation order about 20 m away: Wirral Borough Council WR0053; Inside the Caldy built-up area; Priority habitat about 11 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Green belt about 68 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Discharge of Conditions
Postcode
CH48 2JH
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Donald Insall Associates Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 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