Planning in Wirral
Wirral Borough Council has 26 conservation areas and 13 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 731 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
26
Article 4 directions
13
Listed building outlines
731
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for Wirral and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Barnston Conservation Areadesignated 1 December 1983
- Bidston Village Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1972
- Birkenhead Park Conservation Areadesignated 1 June 1977
- Bromborough Pool Conservation Areadesignated 22 August 1990
- Bromborough Village Conservation Areadesignated 1 July 1982
- Caldy Conservation Areadesignated 1 October 1974
- Clifton Park Conservation Areadesignated 1 June 2004
- Eastham Village Conservation Areadesignated 1 April 1974
- Flaybrick Hill Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1990
- Frankby Conservation Areadesignated 1 October 1974
- Gayton Conservation Areadesignated 1 April 1979
- Hamilton Square Conservation Areadesignated 10 March 2026
- Heswall Lower Village Conservation Areadesignated 1 April 1979
- Lower Bebington Conservation Areadesignated 1 February 2013
- Meols Drive Conservation Areadesignated 25 February 2025
- Mountwood Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 2005
- Oxton Village Conservation Areadesignated 1 April 1979
- Port Sunlight Conservation Areadesignated 1 March 1978
- Rock Park Conservation Areadesignated 1 February 1979
- Saughall Massie Conservation Areadesignated 1 January 1974
- The Kings Gap Conservation Areadesignated 26 December 2024
- The Magazines Conservation Areadesignated 1 October 2006
- Thornton Hough Conservation Areadesignated 1 April 1979
- Thurstaston Conservation Areadesignated 1 February 1981
- Wellington Road Conservation Areadesignated 1 December 1973
- West Kirby Conservation Areadesignated 1 September 1973
Article 4 directions
- 18 Manor Drive, Upton. Article 4 Direction 200016 February 2000
- 29 Shore Drive, New Ferry. Article 4 Direction 19567 November 1956
- Bromborough Pool Village. Article 4 Direction 199022 August 1990
- Bromborough Village. Article 4 Direction 197117 November 1971
- Caldy/Thurstaston. Article 4 Direction 19851 January 1985
- Caldy/Thurstaston. Article 4 Direction 19851 January 1985
- Caldy/Thurstaston. Article 4 Direction 19851 January 1985
- Heswall & Thurstaston. Article 4 Direction 196524 March 1965
- Land adj: Hooton Mount Cottage, Eastham Village Road30 June 2000
- Land at The Dales, Heswall. Article 4 Direction 199329 September 1993
- Pipers Lane Heswall. Article 4 Direction 196323 December 1963
- Pipers Lane, Heswall. Article 4 Direction 199324 September 1993
- Tower Stadium, New Brighton. Article 4 Direction27 October 1970
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Wirral?
Wirral Borough Council has designated 26 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Wirral has 13 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Wirral Borough Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09