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38 Morecroft Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 1NX

Refused Wirral APP/23/01596 Full Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Partial retrospective change of use from dwelling house to House of Multiple Occupancy for 7 people and creation of 5 bedrooms with ensuites.

As published by the council, reference APP/23/01596

Application record

Reference
APP/23/01596
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
11 Oct 2023
Ward
Rock Ferry
Postcode
CH42 1NX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wirral register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • LDP/24/01048 Granted

    38 Morecroft Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 1NX

    The proposal consists of converting a 4 bed C3 dwelling into a 5 bed 6 people C4 house of multiple occupation

    Submitted 27 Jul 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Oct 2023

    Received by Wirral

  2. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this refusal means

Wirral refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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