Extension (General) approval rate in Wirral
Wirral approved 87.3% of extension (general) applications, based on 797 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
87.3%
extension (general) approval rate
797
Extension (General) decisions
696
Approved
101
Refused
85.2%
Wirral overall
Extension (General) applications are approved more often than the Wirral average (85.2%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How extension (general) compares in Wirral
Extension (General)
87.3%
Wirral all applications
85.2%
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Other project types in Wirral
90.1%
91.7%
85.7%
79.0%
94.6%
75.6%
90.2%
82.7%
87.6%
77.7%
71.8%
72.0%
83.6%
50.7%
82.6%