108 Ford Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0TQ Data via plota.co.uk

APP/25/00259 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use to deli and wine bar and new shopfront Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Feb 2025
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Validated
3 Mar 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025
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Appeal allowed
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 3 Mar 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 3 Mar 2025 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Submission Details - Public · 3 Mar 2025 View ↗
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Other documents 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 19 Feb 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 19 Feb 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Mary, Grade II, 42 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Birkenhead 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 3

Last sold for £80,000 in September 2024. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

6 September 2024£80,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
25 March 2014£72,000Terraced house. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
29 August 2007£90,000Terraced house

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

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 109)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, 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
CH49 0TQ
Received
18 Feb 2025
Validated
3 Mar 2025
Ward
Upton
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Dec 2025
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 13 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008783 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
R2 Architecture
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 289 days from validation, 233 days slower than Wirral's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% 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
26 Mar 2025
Statutory expiry
24 Dec 2025
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

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.