Meols Pond Stables Birkenhead Road, Meols, Wirral, CH47 9RA Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/00935 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of land from agriculture to private equestrian use including the erection of a new stable block and menage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 18 Oct 2026, from Wirral's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 4

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Document (Public) · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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
National infrastructure project about 182 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Green belt about 10 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Inside the Meols built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH47 9RA
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Hoylake and Meols
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Grimster Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 69% of changes of use in Wirral are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 637 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
150decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wirral in the last twelve months, from validation. Wirral decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#227 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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