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33 Junction Lane St Helens Merseyside WA9 3JN

Granted St. Helens P/2023/0526/S2DPA Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval

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

  1. 15 Sep 2023

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 16 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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RJG Architecture LTD Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What 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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