6 Turbine Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 9BA Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/01261 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use to indoor padel court centre Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Wirral's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Documents 14

Statements & assessments 4

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Plans & drawings 9

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Special protection area 452 m away: Liverpool Bay; Inside the Birkenhead 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.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH41 9BA
Received
29 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Rock Ferry
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
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
4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#227 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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