Planning application
Main Building St Helens College Water Street St Helens
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed sub station.
As published by the council, reference P/2023/0280/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2023/0280/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 4 May 2023
- Validated
- 4 May 2023
- Decided
- 18 May 2023
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 May 2023
Received by St. Helens
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18 May 2023
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in London
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St. Helens granted permission on 18 May 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.
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