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Crown Apartments 63 College Street St Helens WA10 1GS

Granted St. Helens P/2024/0379/O2DPA Office to Dwelling Prior Approval

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

  1. 31 Jul 2024

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 24 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Smart Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Wickford

Active · incorporated 2002 · Wickford

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Documents

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

33 documents on file for this application

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What 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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