Planning application
68 - 70 Wargrave Road Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9RJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of ground floor florist to residential with shared bin store and external alterations
As published by the council, reference P/2020/0191/S2DPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2020/0191/S2DPA
- Type
- Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Grant
- Received
- 28 Feb 2020
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2020
- Ward
- Newton West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA12 9RJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Feb 2020
Received by St. Helens
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9 Mar 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Apr 2020
Decision issued: Prior Approval Grant
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29 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 29 April 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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