134 Seabank Road, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 1HG Data via plota.co.uk

APP/25/00669 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Proposal to change the premises from shop to drinking establishment (sui generis use). Works proposed include; - Non-structural refurbishment of the buildings interior, to include installation of cold room, public toilet facilities (for customer... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Apr 2025
✓
Validated
14 Jul 2025
✗
Refused
8 Sept 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
8 Apr 2026

Refused on 8 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Appeal Documents - Public · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 15 Jul 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 9 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 30 May 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 24 Apr 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 24 Apr 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 24 Apr 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Special protection area 412 m away: Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore; SSSI 412 m away: Mersey Narrows SSSI; 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £215,000 in March 2025. Other property, freehold.

25 March 2025£215,000Recorded 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 area97 m² (1,044 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 77)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, 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
CH45 1HG
Received
22 Apr 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Ward
New Brighton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
8 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 8 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005628 ↗
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 18% of changes of use here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
149decided 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
6 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2025
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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.