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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  • P/2023/0445/O2DPA Withdrawn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

10 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 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/2026/0074/FUL Withdrawn

    Rainford Library Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HA

    Proposed change of use from a library F1(d) to day nursery E(f), with proposed side extension and associated external works.

    Received 29 Jan, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0480/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land To The Side Of 53 Victoria Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0SZ

    Erection of 1no dwelling.

    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0475/FUL Awaiting decision

    5 Rainford Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7PF

    Change of use from restaurant (Class E) to mixed use of restaurant (Class E) and takeaway (Sui Generis), and extension of opening hours from 21:00 to 23:00.

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0344/FUL Granted

    91 - 95 Duke Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 2JG

    Change of use of ground floor from restaurant (Class E(b)) to mixed arrangement comprising restaurant and asian food store (Class E(a)), including installation of new timber partition wall to separate units and external alterations (amended proposal).

    Received 2 Jul, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0250/FUL Granted

    Office 1 Hsl Building 437 Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4LL

    Single storey side extension.

    Received 13 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications