Planning application
Rainhill Business Centre Ltd Signature House 232A Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4LD
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from a 19 serviced offices business centre (Use Class E) to a 17 bedroom HMO (Use Class Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0536/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0536/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 18 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 18 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 20 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Rainhill Ward
- Parish
- Rainhill Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- L35 4LD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Oct 2024
Received by St. Helens
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20 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Refuse
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
50 documents on file for this application
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