STANMORE, 62 Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH47 4AW Data via plota.co.uk

APPH/26/01079 - Householder Approved

Proposal

The conversion and extension of the existing detached garage and outbuilding to create ancillary gym accommodation associated with the main dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
week of 28 Sept 2026

Approved in the week of 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
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.
Also on the record
Ramsar wetland about 484 m away: The Dee Estuary; SSSI about 484 m away: Red Rocks SSSI; Inside the Hoylake built-up area; Tree preservation order about 21 m away: Wirral Borough Council WR0082; National infrastructure project about 1637 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,325,000 in May 2024. Detached house, leasehold.

28 May 2024£1,325,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area620 m² (6,674 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Householder
Postcode
CH47 4AW
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Hoylake and Meols
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
week of 28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Emma Breen Architect ltd

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.