82 Birkenhead Road, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 7BZ Data via plota.co.uk

APP/25/01359 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

New metal stairs at rear of property to serve existing accommodation at first floor level over ground floor shop. Form new door access to accommodation at first floor level to rear of property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Aug 2025
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Validated
7 Oct 2025
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Approved
30 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Plans & drawings 9

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Other documents 2

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Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 275 m away: Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore
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.
Also on the record
SSSI 275 m away: Mersey Narrows SSSI; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Wallasey built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £93,000 in December 2013. Terraced house, freehold.

3 December 2013£93,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area197 m² (2,120 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 64)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH44 7BZ
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Ward
Seacombe
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 115 days from validation, 60 days slower than Wirral's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
783decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Feb 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.