Planning application
42 - 44 Bridge Street St Helens WA10 1NW
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for proposed change of use of first and second floors from Class E use to residential flats (C3)
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0322/S2DPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0322/S2DPA
- Type
- Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 2 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2024
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA10 1NW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2024
Received by St. Helens
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12 Aug 2024
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
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St. Helens granted permission on 12 August 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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