4 Ashmore Close, Caldy, Wirral, CH48 2JX Data via plota.co.uk

APPH/26/00798 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Application for Planning permission on a retrospective basis for erection of fences to the rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 1

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Plans & drawings 4

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Other documents 1

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Site constraints 9

Tree preservation order: Urban District Council of Hoylake HK0006
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Special area of conservation about 145 m away: Dee Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 145 m away: Dee Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Birkenhead to Welsh Border about 25 m away; Conservation area about 53 m away: Caldy Conservation Area; Inside the Caldy built-up area; Green belt about 18 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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 4

Last sold for £1,000,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

12 March 2025£1,000,000
10 August 2022£975,000
14 May 2007£492,500
3 May 2006£499,950

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

Building

Floor area301 m² (3,240 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (80 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity and external insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2015, 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
Householder
Postcode
CH48 2JX
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Philip Barton MCD BA(Hons) MRTPI

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
785decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 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

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.