PINE RIDGE Column Road, Newton, Wirral, CH48 1LH Data via plota.co.uk

Pending OUT/26/01142 - Outline Planning Permission
Council
Date received
9 Sept 2026
Postcode
CH48 1LH
Type
Outline Planning Permission

Description

Application for outline planning permission for the Demolition of the Existing Dwelling and the Erection of 2 detached dwellinghouses, with access, layout and scale considered. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 27 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from recent outline applications across the UK.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide outline applications by day 55.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Wirral to go on. Wirral decision record →

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the West Kirby built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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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Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#227 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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