THE QUADRANT Albert Road / Station Road, Hoylake, CH47 2EE Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/01419 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for planning permission on a retrospective basis for installation of roof mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar panel energy generation system and associated infrastructure on main flat roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Dec 2026 and 6 Jan 2027, from Wirral's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Documents 12

Statements & assessments 1

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Plans & drawings 5

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Other documents 6

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Site constraints 6

Meols Drive 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hoylake Railway Station, Offices and Shop, Grade II, 37 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hoylake built-up area; National infrastructure project 1118 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Green belt 97 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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
CH47 2EE
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Hoylake and Meols
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Paddock Johnson

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides commercial premises by day 65.

Day 1451 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
46%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
181decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 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