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5 Rainford Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7PF

Granted St. Helens P/2020/0255/R2R Retail to Restaurant/Cafe Prior Approval

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior notification for change of use from retail (A1) to cafe (A3) (including new windows and cladding)

As published by the council, reference P/2020/0255/R2R

Application record

Reference
P/2020/0255/R2R
Type
Retail to Restaurant/Cafe Prior Approval
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Prior Approval Grant
Received
31 Mar 2020
Validated
6 Apr 2020
Decided
29 May 2020
Ward
Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
Parish
Billinge Chapel End Parish
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WN5 7PF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2020

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 6 Apr 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 May 2020

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Grant

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Doncaster

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 29 May 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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