THE AYNE CROFT Storeton Lane, Barnston, Wirral, CH61 1BU Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/01109 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

new detached two storey dwelling and integral garage in garden to south west of existing house, including new vehicular access from Storeton Lane, new boundary wall and gates fronting the main road, new driveway, dropped kerb and associated landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Oct 2026 and 4 Nov 2026, from Wirral's recent demolitions.

The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 20

Statements & assessments 5

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Plans & drawings 11

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Application forms 1

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Other documents 3

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Site constraints 6

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 817 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Barnston (Wirral) built-up area; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; Tree preservation order about 28 m away: Wirral Borough Council WR0076; 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 scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH61 1BU
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
SHACK Architecture ltd

Decision outlook

Day 56 of the 56-day target. Wirral usually decides demolitions by day 67.

Day 5611 days to the predicted decision (day 67)
40%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
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 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