26 Shakespeare Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 2DL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Planning permission on a retrospective basis for change in residential status to residential and commercial usage. Erection of a wooden shed being used as a dog grooming salon in the garden area, separate to the residential property; works will be completed within the property boundaries in the garden area only and access via the side gate, direct to the street. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 12 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 3
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 4
Last sold for £128,000 in August 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2015, 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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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.
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
- 15 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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