Land North East Of Chester Road, Heswall, Wirral Data via plota.co.uk

OUT/26/01220 - Outline Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Outline planning application (including details of access with all other matters reserved) for residential development of up to 295 dwellings with site access from Chester Road, open space, landscaping, drainage, ecological enhancements and associated demolition and infrastructure works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Wirral's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 15 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 49

Statements & assessments 23

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Plans & drawings 6

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Other documents 20

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Green belt 11 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Inside the Heswall built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Outline Planning Permission
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Heswall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pegasus Group

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 91-day target. Wirral usually decides demolitions by day 64.

Day 3556 days to the 91-day target
44%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
179decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Wirral in the last twelve months, from validation. Wirral decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jan 2027
Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#227 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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