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Comms House 167A Ormskirk Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HR

Granted St. Helens P/2022/0848/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from Class E use of commercial offices to Class F1(a) School.

As published by the council, reference P/2022/0848/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2022/0848/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant
Received
9 Dec 2022
Validated
16 Dec 2022
Decided
9 Feb 2023
Ward
Rainford Ward
Parish
Rainford Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA11 8HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2022

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 16 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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