Planning application
Thatto Heath Police Station Thatto Heath Road Thatto Heath St Helens WA9 5PG
Works: Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for demolition of single storey building. (Police station)
As published by the council, reference P/2023/0542/DEMPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2023/0542/DEMPA
- Type
- Demolition Prior Approval
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Grant
- Received
- 21 Sep 2023
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2023
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2023
- Ward
- Thatto Heath Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA9 5PG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2023
Received by St. Helens
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24 Oct 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Oct 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Grant
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 30 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.
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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