29 Fletcher Close, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 5PH Data via plota.co.uk

LDP/26/01333 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Pending Consideration

Proposal

Children's Care Home for a maximum of 2 children C2 Use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 10 Jan 2027, from Wirral's recent community buildings. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Tree preservation order: County Borough of Birkenhead BK0096
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Birkenhead built-up area; Green belt about 77 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 September 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 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
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
CH49 5PH
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Upton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robert Parle

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides community buildings by day 103.

Day 2083 days to the predicted decision (day 103)
30%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
49decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 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