Land Bounded By Appin Rd, Birkenhead Central Station, Borough Rd, Clifton Crescent, Argyle Street, Conway… Data via plota.co.uk

NMA/26/01532 - Non Material Amendments Pending Consideration

Proposal

“Hybrid Planning Application for the phased development of Hind Street Urban Garden Village: Full planning application for: i. Mollington Link to Hind Street active travel route. ii. Engineering and remediation works including demolition to reprofile land levels to create development platforms and tidal flood mitigation. iii. The creation of 'Dock Branch South' (community park). iv. Demolition of the Borough Road (A5227) and Queensway Tunnel flyovers and existing Cadent Gas Pressure Reduction Infrastructure. v. Diversion of United Utilities Combined Sewer to the North of Hind Street/Waterloo Place. Outline planning application (with all matters reserved for future consideration) for: i. Up to 1600 dwellings (use class C3) with ancillary car and cycle parking. ii. Ancillary floorspace for flexible E use classes (including office, retail, leisure [including food and beverage]) F1 uses classes (including health services, nursery services, primary school), F2 use classes (including halls, meeting places for local community), hotel (use class C1), and residential institution (use class C2). iii. Sui generis use classes including student accommodation, co-living, drinking establishments, hiring/selling and/or displaying motor vehicles, multi storey car park/mobility hub. iv. New public realm and spaces to serve the new dwellings and ancillary floorspace. v. Highway access and servicing arrangements. vi. Infrastructure provision, inclusive of a new primary sub-station, pumping station, electric vehicle charging hub, and all other associated works including demolition Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 30 Jan 2027, from Wirral's recent community buildings.

Comments are open until 14 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Birkenhead built-up area; Priority habitat 45 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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
Non Material Amendments
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
WSP

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides community buildings by day 68.

Day 662 days to the predicted decision (day 68)
37%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
56decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#227 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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