Planning application
First Floor 64 - 68 Westfield Street St Helens WA10 1QJ
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from first-floor restaurant (Class E) to 2no flats (C3) with alterations to rear elevation.
As published by the council, reference P/2023/0145/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2023/0145/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 6 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA10 1QJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2023
Received by St. Helens
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9 Mar 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in St. Helens
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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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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Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use of first floor from restaurant (Class E) to 2no dwellings (C3)
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