WHITE KNOWLE, 67 Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH47 4AW Data via plota.co.uk

APPH/26/01159 - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

proposed garden room, swimming pool & sauna Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Validated
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

The consultation period closed on 26 Sept 2026.

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 1

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Plans & drawings 6

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Other documents 1

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Site constraints 7

Meols Drive Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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
Ramsar wetland 485 m away: The Dee Estuary; SSSI 485 m away: Red Rocks SSSI; Inside the Hoylake built-up area; Green belt 37 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; National infrastructure project 1642 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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 £762,500 in June 2019. Detached house, leasehold.

7 June 2019£762,500

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

Building

Floor area272 m² (2,928 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (25 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, 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
Householder
Postcode
CH47 4AW
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Hoylake and Meols
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DG Design Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 84% of extensions in Wirral are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past 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
26 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 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

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.