Meols Drive Conservation Area

Meols Drive is located within the North West corner of the Wirral Peninsula between the two urban centres of Hoylake and West Kirby. Both are old settlements which grew as commuter towns during the later 19th and early 20th century, serving the commercial centres of Liverpool and Birkenhead.

The main development in the area consisted of large villas backing onto the Golf Course with slightly smaller detached, semi-detached or terraced houses on the Eastern side of Meols Drive towards the Hoylake Station. The present Golf Club House opened in 1894. The Golf Club is thought to be the second oldest in England.

Meols Drive and the golf course are linked both historically and physically. The one constructed to take advantage both of the other and the surrounding landscape and seascape. The golf course and the surrounding housing on Meols Drive, Stanley Road and Lingdale Roads provide the setting for the each other and are mutually dependent.

The Conservation Area Guidance leaflet explains what a Conservation Area is and how the designation or extension of one affects those who live there. The aim is to provide general guidance and advice on the type of works that normally require planning permission as a result of designation.