Planning application
46 Claughton Street St Helens WA10 1SN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval - change of use from ground floor commercial premises (E) to 1no self-contained flat (C3).
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0225/S2DPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0225/S2DPA
- Type
- Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 1 May 2024
- Validated
- 1 May 2024
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2024
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA10 1SN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2024
Received by St. Helens
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17 Jun 2024
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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St. Helens granted permission on 17 June 2024, 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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