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68 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AF

Granted Wirral RETX/25/01115 Prior Approval Retail to residential PD

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

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).

As published by the council, reference RETX/25/01115

Application record

Reference
RETX/25/01115
Type
Prior Approval Retail to residential PD
Status
Permitted
Decision
Prior Approval Given
Received
16 Jul 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.

  • 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)

    Submitted 7 Nov 2025 Full applications
  • 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. 16 Jul 2025

    Received by Wirral

  2. 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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