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3 Spray Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 2NN

Granted St. Helens P/2023/0424/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed

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

Proposal

Change of use from dwelling (C3) to 6no bedroom HMO (C4)

As published by the council, reference P/2023/0424/CLP

Application record

Reference
P/2023/0424/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
19 Jul 2023
Validated
19 Jul 2023
Decided
4 Sep 2023
Ward
Windle Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA10 2NN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jul 2023

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 4 Sep 2023

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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MAT DESIGN LIMITED Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 4 September 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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