62 Martins Lane, Liscard, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

APP/25/01177 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Full Planning Application for the Change of Use from Class E (Café) to Class C3 (2-bedroom ground floor residential apartment) (Part Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
6 Aug 2025
Decision
Target date was 22 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 448.

The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2025.

Documents 9

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Superseded Plans - Public · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Wallasey built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £100,000 in July 2018. Terraced house, freehold.

18 July 2018£100,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area58 m² (624 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 70)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH44 1BN
Received
29 Jul 2025
Validated
6 Aug 2025
Ward
Liscard
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Planning By Design

Decision outlook

Day 448, past the statutory target. 54% of full applications 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 27 Oct 2026.

Day 448392 days past the 56-day target
34%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
255decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Wirral in the last twelve months, from validation. Wirral decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.