THE SHIP, 58 - 60 Victoria Parade, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 2PH Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/01129 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of existing accommodation to change former hotel / HMO to 5no. 1 bedroom apartments. Commercial use of the ground floor to remain as existing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 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 12 Sept 2026.

Documents 16

Statements & assessments 2

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Plans & drawings 11

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Application forms 1

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Other documents 2

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Special protection area about 154 m away: Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore
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 154 m away: Mersey Narrows 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
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; 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 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
CH45 2PH
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
New Brighton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gold Sketch Studios LTD

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
12 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
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