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Smithkline Beechams Building And Clock Tower Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside

Granted St. Helens P/2022/0001/FUL Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing building into a mixed use development of 18 residential apartments (7no. 1 bedroom and 11no. 2 bedroom), a ground floor beauty salon and partial retention of offices, alteration to site vehicle access and external alterations to facilitate the conversion.

As published by the council, reference P/2022/0001/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2022/0001/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
22 Nov 2021
Validated
4 Jan 2022
Decided
6 Jun 2022
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2022/0002/LBC Granted

    Smithkline Beechams Building And Clock Tower Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside

    Listed Building Consent for the proposed conversion of existing building into a mixed use development of 18 residential apartments (7no. 1 bedroom and 11no. 2 Bedroom), a ground floor beauty salon and partial retention of offices, alteration to site vehicle access and external alterations to facilitate the conversion. Internal alteration to existing ground floor office accommodation to include covering of flooring.

    Decided 6 Jun 2022 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2021

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 4 Jan 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Jun 2022

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Nicholson Design & Build Ltd Agent, a design practice

2 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

122 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 6 June 2022, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Smithkline Beechams Building And Clock Tower Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside

    P/2022/0002/LBC Submitted 22 Nov 2021 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the proposed conversion of existing building into a mixed use development of 18 residential apartments (7no. 1 bedroom and 11no. 2 Bedroom), a ground floor beauty salon and partial retention of offices, alteration to site vehicle access and external alterations to facilitate the conversion. Internal alteration to existing ground floor office accommodation to include covering of flooring.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling 54 docs
  • Beechams Water Street St Helens WA10 1QL

    P/2025/0114/FUL Submitted 24 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use of existing ground floor commercial unit (Class E) to 1no bed apartment (C3).

    Granted Full applications 13 docs
  • Beechams Water Street St Helens WA10 1QL

    P/2025/0115/LBC Submitted 24 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for construction of stud walls to facilitate conversion to residential use.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
  • First Floor 64 - 68 Westfield Street St Helens WA10 1QJ

    P/2022/0608/S2DPA Submitted 17 Aug 2022 50 yards away

    Prior approval for change of use of first floor from restaurant (Class E) to 2no. residential flats (Class C3).

    Withdrawn Prior approval New dwelling 15 docs
  • First Floor 64 - 68 Westfield Street St Helens St Helens WA10 1QJ

    P/2022/0499/CLP Submitted 18 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use of first floor from restaurant (Class E) to 2no dwellings (C3)

    Withdrawn Lawful development 5 docs
    Several homes
  • First Floor 64 - 68 Westfield Street St Helens WA10 1QJ

    P/2023/0145/FUL Submitted 6 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from first-floor restaurant (Class E) to 2no flats (C3) with alterations to rear elevation.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 13 docs
    Several homes

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