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8 - 16A Cotham Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1SA

Granted St. Helens P/2020/0834/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Conversion of four vacant shop units and two vacant restaurants into six new bar/restaurant units, including outdoor courtyard areas and relocating existing shopfronts to create outdoor loggia areas.

As published by the council, reference P/2020/0834/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2020/0834/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
29 Sep 2020
Validated
18 Nov 2020
Decided
22 Jan 2021
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA10 1SA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2020

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 18 Nov 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jan 2021

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 22 January 2021, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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