Planning application
2 Whitby Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9AR
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion of existing garage to habitable room and alterations to existing boundary and creation of hardstanding to side.
As published by the council, reference P/2022/0631/HHFP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2022/0631/HHFP
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 30 Aug 2022
- Validated
- 6 Sep 2022
- Decided
- 11 Nov 2022
- Ward
- Newton West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA12 9AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/2023/0470/HHFP Granted
2 Whitby Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9AR
Conversion of existing garage to habitable room and alterations to existing boundary and creation of hardstanding to side
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Aug 2022
Received by St. Helens
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6 Sep 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Nov 2022
Decision issued: Refuse
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24 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Keith Swain Design Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
St. Helens refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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