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161 College Street St Helens WA10 1TY

Granted St. Helens P/2023/0057/FUL Full Planning Application

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Change of use from Office (Class E(c)), and residential flat to first floor level (Class C3) to 12 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) with two storey rear extension.

As published by the council, reference P/2023/0057/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2023/0057/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
4 Feb 2023
Validated
9 Feb 2023
Decided
19 Oct 2023
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA10 1TY

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2023/0612/O2DPA Granted

    161 College Street St Helens WA10 1TY

    Prior approval for change of use from offices (Class E) into 3no residential apartments (Class C3) with alterations to existing first floor apartment

    Decided 18 Dec 2023 Prior approval
  • P/2023/0445/O2DPA Withdrawn

    161 College Street St Helens WA10 1TY

    Prior approval for change of use from offices (Class E) into 5no one bedroom residential apartments (Class C3).

    Decided 8 Sep 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2023

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 9 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Crowley Architectural Services Agent, an architecture practice

12 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils

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Documents

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

36 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 19 October 2023, 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

Within 0.3 miles

  • 161 College Street St Helens WA10 1TY

    P/2023/0612/O2DPA Submitted 24 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Prior approval for change of use from offices (Class E) into 3no residential apartments (Class C3) with alterations to existing first floor apartment

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 15 docs

  • 161 College Street St Helens WA10 1TY

    P/2023/0445/O2DPA Submitted 28 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Prior approval for change of use from offices (Class E) into 5no one bedroom residential apartments (Class C3).

    Withdrawn Prior approval New dwelling 11 docs

  • Eric Slinn And Son Ltd 8 Hill Street St Helens WA10 2SS

    P/2024/0629/FUL Submitted 3 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Full roof replacement of existing building and alterations to front and rear elevations. Change of use to B2 class with retention of B8 use.

    Granted Full applications Roofing 61 docs

  • Former Eric Slinn And Son Ltd 8 Hill Street St Helens WA10 2SS

    P/2025/0462/FUL Submitted 5 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Erection of a 2.4m paladin security fence to the site perimeter, with 3no lockable access gates.

    Granted Full applications 16 docs
    Small domestic

  • 207 Hardshaw Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1JU

    P/2026/0173/HHFP Submitted 24 Mar 2026 250 yards away

    Demolition and reconstruction of the existing single storey rear kitchen/bathroom extension.

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • Land At Union Street, Fox Place And College Street St Helens

    P/2023/0617/DEMPA Submitted 24 Oct 2023 300 yards away

    Prior notification of demolition of three storey dwellings comprising : 6x3 storey at College Street, 14x3 storey at Fox Place, and 41x3 storey at Union Street - Total 61.

    Granted Prior approval Demolition 36 docs

In St. Helens

  • P/2026/0560/FUL Awaiting decision

    Community Building Sturgess Street Playarea And Recreation Ground Sturgess Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9HS

    Creation of a community garden together with boundary treatment and the installation of a container for community use (Use Class F2).

    Received 23 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0543/FUL Awaiting decision

    6 Rosebery Road Dentons Green St Helens WA10 6AG

    Demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of a replacement detached dwelling in accordance with the design previously approved under planning permission P/2025/0480/HHFP, with associated landscaping and external works.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0536/FUL Awaiting decision

    47 Leach Lane Sutton Leach St Helens WA9 4PX

    Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to children's care home (C2) for 2no children.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0519/FUL Awaiting decision

    Pavement Fronting 25 College Street St Helens WA10 1TF

    Installation of 1no. black digital communications kiosk, defibrillator and ancillary advertisement.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0546/FUL Awaiting decision

    Rainford Cricket Club Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HD

    Erection of two cricket practice nets at site.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Full applications