262A Borough Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 2RB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Partial change of use of an existing ground floor commercial unit (use class E) to form a 2-bed apartment (use class C3). The proposal includes the retention of the existing first floor residential accommodation in its current use and layout with external alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Dec 2026 and 23 Dec 2026, from Wirral's recent changes of use.
Documents 5
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Site constraints 3
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Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, 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
Decision outlook
Day 16 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides changes of use by day 56.
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
- 6 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Dec 2026
Historical activity at this location
10 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%).
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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