Planning application
33 Junction Lane St Helens Merseyside WA9 3JN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from a vacant ground floor retail unit (class E) to 1no residential self-contained flat (class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/2023/0526/S2DPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2023/0526/S2DPA
- Type
- Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 15 Sep 2023
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2023
- Decided
- 16 Nov 2023
- Ward
- Sutton North West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA9 3JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2023
Received by St. Helens
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16 Nov 2023
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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RJG Architecture LTD Agent, an architecture practice
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14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 16 November 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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