Planning application
Merchant Rentals Dixon Close Haydock St Helens WA11 9SL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use from general industrial/storage (Class B2/B8) into cats rehoming centre (Class Sui Generis) with external alterations to the building and new electrical cabinet.
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0538/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0538/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 22 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Haydock Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA11 9SL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2024
Received by St. Helens
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17 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Grant
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4 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice
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32 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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