Planning application
68 Argyle Street , Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AF
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference RETX/24/00902
Application record
- Reference
- RETX/24/00902
- Type
- Prior Approval Retail to residential PD
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
- Received
- 1 Jul 2024
- 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.
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APP/25/01719 Refused
68 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AF
Use of part of ground, first, second and third floors as a six bed, seven person HMO (Sui Generis) (Amended description and plan)
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2024
Received by Wirral
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Wirral granted permission, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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RESX/26/00799 Status unknown
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RESX/26/00776 Status unknown
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