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Rexmore House Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SL

Decided St. Helens P/2023/0393/S2DPA Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval

Works: New dwelling

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from commercial units (Class E) into 9no one bedroom residential apartments (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference P/2023/0393/S2DPA

Application record

Reference
P/2023/0393/S2DPA
Type
Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Not Required
Received
30 Jun 2023
Validated
30 Jun 2023
Decided
24 Aug 2023
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Postcode
WA10 1SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2024/0504/FUL Withdrawn

    Rexmore House Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SL

    Creation of 2no one bedroom apartments along with external alterations in accompaniment to Prior Approval Application P/2023/0393/S2DPA

    Decided 21 Feb 2025 Full applications
  • P/2024/0496/FUL Granted

    Rexmore House Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SL

    Removal of existing shopfronts and formation of new ground floor facade in accompaniment to Prior Approval Application P/2023/0393/S2DPA

    Decided 21 Feb 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2023

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 24 Aug 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Not Required

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • P/2024/0504/FUL Withdrawn

    Rexmore House Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SL

    Creation of 2no one bedroom apartments along with external alterations in accompaniment to Prior Approval Application P/2023/0393/S2DPA

    Decided 21 Feb 2025 Full applications
  • P/2024/0496/FUL Granted

    Rexmore House Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SL

    Removal of existing shopfronts and formation of new ground floor facade in accompaniment to Prior Approval Application P/2023/0393/S2DPA

    Decided 21 Feb 2025 Full applications

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

SNOW Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Liverpool

Active · incorporated 2009 · Liverpool

31 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

St. Helens has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Rexmore House Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SL

    P/2024/0504/FUL Submitted 2 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Creation of 2no one bedroom apartments along with external alterations in accompaniment to Prior Approval Application P/2023/0393/S2DPA

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling 12 docs

  • Rexmore House Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SL

    P/2024/0496/FUL Submitted 30 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Removal of existing shopfronts and formation of new ground floor facade in accompaniment to Prior Approval Application P/2023/0393/S2DPA

    Granted Full applications 13 docs

  • 4 Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SA

    A/2026/0026/NMA Submitted 14 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to application P/2025/0669/FUL, to reduce the width of the lean-to extension by 1.498m and to increase the ridge height by 0.2m to accommodate the approved one-bedroom apartment. Eaves height would increase to 3.95m and ridge height would increase to 4.2m above the communal entrance part of the extension.

    Granted Amendments Extension Roofing 6 docs

  • 2 Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SA

    C/2026/0100/CON Submitted 19 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Noise Installation) & 4 (Bin Store) on approval P/2025/0144/FUL.

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

  • 2 Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SA

    C/2026/0101/CON Submitted 19 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 4 (Internal Noise Levels) on approval P/2025/0669/FUL.

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • 2 Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SA

    C/2026/0099/CON Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Cycle Parking) & 4 (Noise Installation) on approval P/2025/0016/O2DPA.

    Granted Conditions 10 docs

In St. Helens

  • P/2026/0284/O2DPA Granted

    22 - 24 Willow Bank Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 0DQ

    Prior approval for change of use of existing office building (Class E) to 1no dwellinghouse (Class C3).

    Received 28 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • P/2026/0234/DEMPA Withdrawn

    Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

    Prior approval for the demolition of a two storey former café building, one storey former car auction unit, terrace of single storey former industrial units, former residential property and outbuildings, former petrol filling station and one storey former retail unit

    Received 1 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • P/2026/0230/S2DPA Decided

    121 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PD

    Prior approval for change of use of property from ground floor hairdressers (E) and first floor flat (C3) to a single dwellinghouse (C3).

    Received 5 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • P/2026/0249/HHPA Decided

    10A Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HR

    Prior approval for a single storey rear extension projecting 4.02m from the rear, 3.92m overall height and 2.39m at the eaves.

    Received 13 May, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • P/2026/0209/HHPA Decided

    16 Renfrew Avenue St Helens Merseyside WA11 9RL

    Prior approval for a single storey rear extension projecting 3.7m from the rear, 2.8m overall height and 2.6m at the eaves.

    Received 7 Apr, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Prior approval