This survey has now finished.
A group of local residents in Hoylake have applied to Wirral Borough Council, to register land at Hoylake Beach as a Town or Village Green (TVG). This proposed TVG would be for an area of the beach between King’s Gap Slipway and Hoylake Lifeboat Station from the promenade wall out 100 metres towards the sea.
Town or Village Green status applies protection to land preventing it being developed and maintaining it as an area of land where local people can take part in lawful sports and pastimes.
The map below shows the position in pink of the proposed site for the Town and Village Green.
Ordinance Survey Crown Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432.
The Council is responsible for maintaining a Register of Town or Village Greens. As the Registration Authority, the Council must consider this application, which includes setting up a 6 week public consultation.
Following the public consultation, the Council will review all the responses and an independent inspector has been appointed to make a recommendation to the Council on the merits of the application. As part of this, the inspector can determine how representations are made to them either as written representations or through a public inquiry. Following the inspector’s recommendations the Council will made the final decision on either approving or rejecting the application.
Registration as a TVG applies a number of protections to land, including preventing it being developed and any interference with the soil. Any works carried out on the land would have to be for the enhancement of the TVG as recreational space, or it would be an offence.
The TVG also ensures it is kept as an area where local people can take part in lawful recreational activities.
However, as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Hoylake Beach already enjoys a degree of protection as any proposals for activities, development or works on there currently needs permissions from Natural England and, in some areas, from the Marine Management Organisation.
This consultation is separate to the process for the Beach Management Plan which is under development and deals with the proposed future management of Hoylake Beach. Any representations that members of the public wish to make should be limited to the Town or Village Green application. Separate consultation will take place in 2024 for the Beach Management Plan.
In the 'Documents' section of this page there is a separate larger view of the plan to view the proposed area and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page explaining what a Town or Village Green is, as well as the effects of registration. Also attached is the Form 45 Notice which is the official form of notice that is displayed at the proposed TVG site.
If you would like to provide feedback on the proposal for the Hoylake Town and Village Green then please complete the survey below, thank you.
This survey has now finished.
A group of local residents in Hoylake have applied to Wirral Borough Council, to register land at Hoylake Beach as a Town or Village Green (TVG). This proposed TVG would be for an area of the beach between King’s Gap Slipway and Hoylake Lifeboat Station from the promenade wall out 100 metres towards the sea.
Town or Village Green status applies protection to land preventing it being developed and maintaining it as an area of land where local people can take part in lawful sports and pastimes.
The map below shows the position in pink of the proposed site for the Town and Village Green.
Ordinance Survey Crown Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432.
The Council is responsible for maintaining a Register of Town or Village Greens. As the Registration Authority, the Council must consider this application, which includes setting up a 6 week public consultation.
Following the public consultation, the Council will review all the responses and an independent inspector has been appointed to make a recommendation to the Council on the merits of the application. As part of this, the inspector can determine how representations are made to them either as written representations or through a public inquiry. Following the inspector’s recommendations the Council will made the final decision on either approving or rejecting the application.
Registration as a TVG applies a number of protections to land, including preventing it being developed and any interference with the soil. Any works carried out on the land would have to be for the enhancement of the TVG as recreational space, or it would be an offence.
The TVG also ensures it is kept as an area where local people can take part in lawful recreational activities.
However, as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Hoylake Beach already enjoys a degree of protection as any proposals for activities, development or works on there currently needs permissions from Natural England and, in some areas, from the Marine Management Organisation.
This consultation is separate to the process for the Beach Management Plan which is under development and deals with the proposed future management of Hoylake Beach. Any representations that members of the public wish to make should be limited to the Town or Village Green application. Separate consultation will take place in 2024 for the Beach Management Plan.
In the 'Documents' section of this page there is a separate larger view of the plan to view the proposed area and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page explaining what a Town or Village Green is, as well as the effects of registration. Also attached is the Form 45 Notice which is the official form of notice that is displayed at the proposed TVG site.
If you would like to provide feedback on the proposal for the Hoylake Town and Village Green then please complete the survey below, thank you.
