Land Off Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral Data via plota.co.uk

Pending DLS/26/00178 - Reserved Matters
Council
Date received
31 Mar 2026
Postcode
CH48 4EE
Type
Reserved Matters

Description

Reserved Matters relating to Appeal Ref: APP/ for the Outline Planning Application Ref: for the Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale of 35 No. 1,2,3,4 and 5 bedroom dwellings and 2 storey apartments, including all details required to discharge conditions; 6 (Finished Floor Levels), 7 (Design and Access Statement), 8 (BNG Metric and Management Plan). 9 (Offsite ecological compensation scheme), 10 (Energy and Climate change Statement), 11 ( Arboricltural Impact Assessment), 12 (Affordable Housing Scheme), 13 (Acoustic Assessment), 14 (Bat mitigation Strategy), 15 (6% of dwellings to be M4(3)(2)(b), 19 (Surface Water Drainage design and maintenance), 20 (Foul Water Drainage Strategy) and 21 (Programme of Archaeological works). Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 167.

Day 167, past the statutory target. 80% of reserved matters in Wirral are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 167111 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,458decided in the last year

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

Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    Outlinecouncil archive
    • Reserved mattersReserved Matters relating to Appeal Ref: APP/ for the for the Appearance, Landscaping, Layout…This applicationDLS/26/00178

Site constraints 2

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
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. 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Wirral - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service
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