The Old Town Hall, 4 Albert Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Confirmation of proposed uses of building as approved under application in accordance with the updated Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 to encompass the following: Uses within Class E(a) – display or retail sale of goods, other than hot food; Class E (b) – sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises; Class E(c)(i) - Financial Services; Class E(c) (ii) – Professional Services; Class E(c) (iii) – Other appropriate services in a commercial, business or service locality; Class E(d) - Indoor sport, recreation or fitness; Class E(g)(i) Offices to carry out any operational or administrative function; café / bars (sui generis); bars (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Wirral's recent changes of use.
Documents 8
Plans & drawings 7
Associated applications 3
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Conditions details submitted for 4
- LawfulnessConfirmation of proposed uses of building in accordance with the updated Town and Country…This applicationLDP/26/01103
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Site constraints 5
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- 50 mHoylake Railway Station, Offices and ShopGrade II
- 119 mHoylake ChapelGrade II
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
Decision outlook
Day 72, past the statutory target. 69% of changes of use in Wirral are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
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
- 3 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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Referenced application
Council archive
Xtroverts, The Old Town Hall, 4 Albert Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AB
Conversion of Edwardian Town Hall to a small one or two screen cinema/arts space with associated cafe/bistro, fine dining restaurant, atrium cafe/bar with small retail units around a central courtyard, with further retail units for artists and makers. Also included are 40 apartments on 4 levels above the ground floor artisan spaces.
- Received
- 18 Sep 2017
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2018
- Outcome
- Approved
- Homes
- 40
The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.