Bdr Heating, 48 Shaw Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2BN Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/01005 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conversion of commercial premises into residential unit to provide 1no. two- storey 2 bedroom dwelling with front balcony; raising ridge height to form habitable space; erection of porch, sliding gate and external alterations with new render Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Wirral's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 3

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Plans & drawings 2

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Other documents 1

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Special protection area about 377 m away: Dee Estuary / Aber Dyfrdwy (England); SSSI about 378 m away: North Wirral Foreshore SSSI; National infrastructure project about 937 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Inside the Hoylake built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 2BN
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Hoylake and Meols
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 70, past the statutory target. 69% of changes of use in Wirral are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7014 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
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 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