25 Bolton Road East, New Ferry, Wirral, CH62 4RU Data via plota.co.uk

LDP/26/01492 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use from Dwellinghouse to a Children’s Home Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Dec 2026 and 23 Dec 2026, from Wirral's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Documents 14

Plans & drawings 5

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Other documents 9

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Bebington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 21 October 2026. 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
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
CH62 4RU
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Bromborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Planning by Design

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
149decided 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
12 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 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