27 Bebington Road, New Ferry, Wirral, CH62 5BE Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/00701 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

To retain existing commercial unit and provide separate access to first floor residential unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
✓
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from Wirral's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 12 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Conservation area about 58 m away: Port Sunlight Conservation Area; Inside the Bebington 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £44,000 in August 2025. Other property, freehold.

21 August 2025£44,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area92 m² (990 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 48)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, 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
CH62 5BE
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Bromborough
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
NMW Design
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides changes of use by day 58.

Day 517 days to the predicted decision (day 58)
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
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.