Wirral planning news
Wirral planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Wirral Planning Call-Ins End 31 Oct as Council Protests
Wirral Council voted unanimously on 28 October to protest the end of planning call-ins on 31 October, and asked for HMO rules to be reviewed. What changes.
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Heswall
Glegg Arms, Gayton: Demolition Refused by 6 Votes to 3
Councillors refused Premier Inn's plan to knock down the 1850s Glegg Arms near Heswall by six votes to three, against officers' advice. Kingsmead pool was approved.
Wirral
Peak Cluster: Wirral Surveys Can Happen Without Consent
Wirral voted 56-0 against the CO2 pipeline. Its own report says refusing survey access changes little: notice was served on the Wallasey foreshore in August.
Planning
Bromborough Wharf Plan: 534 Homes, Half Affordable
Vistry says at least half of its 534 Bromborough homes will be affordable. The outline permission was granted on a council finding that none were viable.
Oxton
Oxton Conservation Area: Survey Closes 31 August
Wirral Council's Oxton conservation survey closes on 31 August. It feeds a plan replacing the 2010 appraisal, whose Article 4 idea was never acted on.
Planning
Wirral Local Plan consultation extended to 28 August
Wirral Council has moved the deadline for comments on its Local Plan 2045 scoping report from 6 to 28 August. How to have your say before 5pm that day.
Planning
Wirral planning: 14,400 homes, all on brownfield
Wirral's Local Plan wants 14,400 homes by 2040 with no Green Belt release, and the inspectors found land for 11,800. Where they go, and what comes next.