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Planning application

68 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AF

Refused Wirral APP/25/01719 Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Use of part of ground, first, second and third floors as a six bed, seven person HMO (Sui Generis) (Amended description and plan)

As published by the council, reference APP/25/01719

Application record

Reference
APP/25/01719
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Postcode
CH41 6AF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wirral register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • RETX/25/01115 Granted

    68 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AF

    Change of use of part of the ground floor of building from offices (Use Class E) to 2 no. flats (Use Class C3) and retention of 46 sqm of commercial use (Use Class E).

    Submitted 16 Jul 2025 Prior approval
  • RETX/24/00902 Granted

    68 Argyle Street , Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AF

    Application for Prior Approval for the change of use of the building from offices (Use Class E) to 11 no. flats and ancillary floorspace (Use Class C3) on the ground, first, second and third floors and retained commercial use (Use Class E) on the ground floor.

    Submitted 1 Jul 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by Wirral

  2. 6 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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