Planning application
Crown Apartments 63 College Street St Helens WA10 1GS
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from offices (Class E) to 63 residential apartments
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0379/O2DPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0379/O2DPA
- Type
- Office to Dwelling Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 31 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2024
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA10 1GS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2024
Received by St. Helens
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24 Sep 2024
Decision issued: Grant
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15 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Smart Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Wickford
Active · incorporated 2002 · Wickford
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 24 September 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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