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Birkenhead & Tranmere planning approval rate

Birkenhead & Tranmere ward in Wirral has a 85.9% approval rate based on 384 planning decisions. Wirral overall: 87.6%.

Last updated: August 2026

85.9%
ward approval rate
384
Decisions
330
Approved
54
Refused
87.6%
Wirral average

Birkenhead & Tranmere is broadly in line with the Wirral average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Birkenhead & Tranmere compares

Birkenhead & Tranmere ward (384 decided)
85.9%
Wirral overall (8,012 decided)
87.6%
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Recent decisions in Birkenhead & Tranmere

Conversion of commercial building to House of Multiple Occupation (24 single occ · 2026-08-03
Approved
Change of use from sui-generis to class E- Beauty Salon, installation of flue to · 2026-07-20
Approved
Display on two non-illuminated fascia signs on the front and side elevations. · 2026-06-22
Approved
The conversion of existing 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to a 9-b · 2026-06-15
Refused

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