Europa House, 120 Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 4FT Data via plota.co.uk

RVC/26/01292 - Removal/Variation of Condition(s) Pending Consideration
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Application to vary condition 6 (Change of use from office use (Class E) to residential institution (Class C2) and associated works) of planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Wirral's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

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Application forms 1

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 15

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Isleworth Riverside conservation area
Also Isleworth Riverside. 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.
Article 4 direction
Dwellinghouses (C3) to small HMOs (C4) - borough-wide Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Hounslow AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
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Local nature reserve 89 m away: Isleworth Ait
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.
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 6 and 8 Church Street, Grade II, 40 m away · 10 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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Also on the record
SSSI 441 m away: Syon Park SSSI; Flood defence 30 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); National infrastructure project 962 m away: Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA), at pre-application; Inside the Hounslow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 42 m away; Designated open space 35 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Removal/Variation of Condition(s)
Postcode
CH41 4FT
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Pegasus Group

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides changes of use by day 58.

Day 2533 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
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Change of use from office use (Class E) to residential institution (Class C2) and associa…
APP/24/00886
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Atos It Services Uk Ltd, Ground Floor, 2, Europa House, 122 Europa Boulevard, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6RY
Install external signage over main entrance doors.
ADV/21/01958
2020 Approved
Reface Kitchens, B46, Birkenhead Market Claughton Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 2YJ
Hybrid Planning Application for the phased redevelopment of land within Birkenhead Town C…
APP/20/01138
2020 Refused
Pavement At Conway Street (near Junction With Europa Boulevard), Birkenhead, Wirral, Ch41 6ry,
Installation of 20m high telecommunications mast and associated equipment and cabinets
ANT/20/00503
2018 Approved
Connexions, Conway Centre, 118 Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6LA
Installation of Corporate Merseyside Police sign to front main entrance of building
LBC/18/01626
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings