Leaf Tea Shop And Bar, 19 Black Horse Hill, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 6DS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of former pub and restaurant from mixed sui generis and Class E (restaurant) use to Class E (retail) use, external alterations, amended access and parking, and the erection of five dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved in the week of 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 53
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 26
Application forms 1
Other documents 16
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2013, 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
- CH48 6DS
- Received
- week of 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- West Kirby and Thurstaston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Conditional Approval
- Decision date
- week of 24 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Urban Agile Limited
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 11 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Aug 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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