Planning application
50A Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1QF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for a change of use of first floor from shop (Class E) to 1no flat/residential apartment (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0044/S2DPA
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0044/S2DPA
- Type
- Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 23 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA10 1QF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2025
Received by St. Helens
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28 Jan 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Hoddesdon
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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