52 - 54 Birkenhead Road, Seacombe, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 7BX Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/01379 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for Planning Permission on a retrospective basis for the retention of a single storey rear extension, installation of a new shop frontage and ATM machine, with replacement roller shutters. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Wirral's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 31 Oct 2026

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Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

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Plans & drawings 3

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Application forms 1

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Other documents 1

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Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Special protection area 207 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.
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
SSSI 207 m away: Mersey Narrows SSSI; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Wallasey built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH44 7BX
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Seacombe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MAT DESIGN LIMITED

Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 3818 days to the 56-day target
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
31 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
17 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