Wirral Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Wirral Borough Council decided more than 1,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Wirral Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Leaf Tea Shop And Bar, 19 Black Horse Hill, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 6DS · APP/25/01681
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3 August 2026 · Approved
63 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AB · APP/26/00884
Figures for Wirral Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of more than 460 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 150 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 160plan adopted 2025 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Wirral Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location with…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupants, with particular regard to outlook, daylight and sunlight; • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the development on the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.