Planning application
Smithkline Beechams Building And Clock Tower Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference P/2022/0002/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- P/2022/0002/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- 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.
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P/2022/0001/FUL Granted
Smithkline Beechams Building And Clock Tower Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Nov 2021
Received by St. Helens
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4 Jan 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jun 2022
Decision issued: Grant
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29 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Nicholson Design & Build Ltd Agent, a design practice
2 applications on PlanIndex
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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.
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