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Priory Ruins and St Mary Church Ruins, PRIORY STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 5JH

Granted Wirral LBC/11/00641 Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Necessary repairs to stabilise the stonework on St. Mary's Tower to prevent further damage to the stonework and fabric of the tower and spire as well as upgrading and making good of internal stairwell and toilet facilities. The car park to the east of the site will also be reordered along with the replacement of the existing stairs and introduction of a DDA compliant platform lift.

As published by the council, reference LBC/11/00641

Application record

Reference
LBC/11/00641
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
30 May 2011
Validated
30 May 2011
Decided
26 Jul 2011
Ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CH41 5JH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wirral register

This site has had 3 applications since 2011: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • APP/11/01148 Granted

    Priory Ruins and St Mary Church Ruins, PRIORY STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 5JH

    Extension to North Range of Birkenhead Priory housing new staircases to improve Disabled access to Refectory.

    Decided 18 Nov 2011 Full applications
  • APP/11/00637 Granted

    Priory Ruins and St Mary Church Ruins, PRIORY STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 5JH

    Necessary repairs to stabilise the stonework on St. Mary's Tower to prevent further damage to the stonework and fabric of the tower and spire as well as upgrading and making good of internal stairwell and toilet facilities. The car park to the east of the site will also be reordered along with the replacement of the existing stairs and introduction of a DDA compliant platform lift.

    Decided 26 Jul 2011 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 May 2011

    Received by Wirral

  2. 26 Jul 2011

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Ainsley Gommon Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Merseyside

Active · incorporated 2001 · Merseyside

103 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 99% granted

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Documents

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34 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wirral granted permission on 26 July 2011, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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