Planning application
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Plan condition on application P/2026/0163/FUL.
As published by the council, reference C/2026/0121/CONBNG
Application record
- Reference
- C/2026/0121/CONBNG
- Type
- Discharge of BNG Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
- Parish
- Billinge Chapel End Parish
- Postcode
- WN5 7HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by St. Helens
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30 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St. Helens took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Accrington
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with St. Helens for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Discharge conditions 16 (construction method statement), 19 (dust) and 25 (bats) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL.
Split decision Conditions 10 docs -
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
98% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Construction Method Statement), 16 (RAMS for the presence of Rhododendron), and 17 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) on approval of P/2026/0163/FUL.
Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs -
Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Discharge of conditions 12 (site access), 13 (access closure), 14 (cycle parking), 15 (bus stop infrastructure), 27 (site levels), 28 (drainage scheme) and 29 (maintenance plan) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL
Split decision Conditions 9 docs -
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Discharge conditions 12 (site access), 13 (vehicular and pedestrian access), 15 (bus stop), 28 (drainage scheme) and 29 (drainage management and maintenance) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL.
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Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Phase 2 Site Investigation) and partial discharge of condition 7 (Scheme of Intrusive Investigation) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL.
Split decision Conditions 16 docs
Other conditions applications
In St. Helens
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C/2026/0126/CON Awaiting decision
John K Philips Group Ltd Peasley Cross Lane St Helens WA9 3AL
Discharge of condition 7 (local employment scheme) on approval P/2023/0544/FUL.
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C/2026/0127/CON Awaiting decision
Land Between Penny Lane & M6 Motorway Penny Lane Haydock St Helens WA11 9SG
Discharge conditons 5 (external materials/boundary treatments), 6 (hard surfacing materials), 9 (bin stores), 10 (LEMP), 12 (bird and bat boxes), 24 (cycle and motorcycle parking), 27 (travel plan monitoring) & 28 (EV charging facilities) on approval P/2025/0457/FUL.
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C/2026/0125/CON Awaiting decision
Sina Medical Glass Ltd Peasley Cross Lane St Helens WA9 3AL
Discharge of Condition 14 on approval P/2023/0544/FUL.
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C/2026/0115/CON Granted
Gerard Arms Hotel Dentons Green Lane Dentons Green St Helens WA10 6SD
Discharge conditon 4 (toilet block materials) on application P/2026/0213/FUL.
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C/2026/0065/CON Granted
Dalehead 7 Ingleholme Gardens Eccleston Park St Helens L34 2GD
Discharge of conditions 5 (lighting strategy), 7 (bird boxes), 8 (hedgehog RAMS), 9 (amphibians and reptiles RAMS), 11 (bats/native shrub planting) and 14 (materials and siting) on approval P/2025/0599/FUL.