23 Reedville Grove, Leasowe, Wirral, CH46 1QX Data via plota.co.uk

LDP/26/01231 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Refused

Proposal

Changing the existing hipped roof to a gable roof with the gables being front & rear, 1 side dormer window, creating 1 bedroom in the roof space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
4 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
20 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Revised Drawing - Public · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 14 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Wallasey built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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 2

Last sold for £185,000 in May 2021. Detached house, freehold.

21 May 2021£185,000
6 April 2018£132,000

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

Building

Floor area63 m² (678 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (39 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2018, 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
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
CH46 1QX
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Leasowe and Moreton East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Not Lawful Use
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 9 days faster than Wirral's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 12% of extensions here are.

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
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 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

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.