Planning application
Guild Hall Farm Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural building.
As published by the council, reference P/2023/0426/AGRPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2023/0426/AGRPA
- Type
- Agriculture Prior Approval
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Grant
- Received
- 14 Jul 2023
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2023
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2023
- Ward
- Rainford Ward
- Parish
- Rainford Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA11 8QX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2023
Received by St. Helens
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11 Aug 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Leeds
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St. Helens granted permission on 11 August 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 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.
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