Planning application
Unit 1 Sankey Valley Industrial Estate Junction Lane/Sankey Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of roof mounted solar photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference P/2023/0493/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2023/0493/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 31 Aug 2023
- Validated
- 31 Aug 2023
- Decided
- 24 Oct 2023
- Ward
- Newton West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA12 8DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Aug 2023
Received by St. Helens
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24 Oct 2023
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice
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St. Helens granted permission on 24 October 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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