Former Garage Block Backford Road, Irby, Wirral Data via plota.co.uk

PIP/26/01340 - Permission in Principle Pending Consideration

Proposal

Permission in Principle to demolish existing building and erect one detached dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 6 Dec 2026, from Wirral's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

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Plans & drawings 1

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Application forms 1

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Scheduled monument 223 m away: Irby Hall moated site, Wirral; Inside the Heswall built-up area; National infrastructure project 1177 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Green belt 90 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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
Permission in Principle
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides demolitions by day 67.

Day 2443 days to the predicted decision (day 67)
40%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
179decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
20 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