34-38 Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6JD Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/00645 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Application for planning permission on a retrospective basis for the subdivision of existing hot food takeaway (sui generis) premises to two separate hot food takeaway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 18

Statements & assessments 5

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Plans & drawings 9

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Other documents 2

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Hamilton Square Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wirral Education Centre, Grade II, 51 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 25 m away: Hamilton Square, Birkenhead; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Birkenhead 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.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH41 6JD
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Mason and Marlowe Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Wirral's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
149decided 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
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 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

Leaseholders: 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.