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50A Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1QF

Granted St. Helens P/2025/0044/S2DPA Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval

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
Granted As published: 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

  1. 23 Jan 2025

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 28 Jan 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Mar 2025

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

TDS Agent, registered in Hoddesdon

Active · incorporated 2008 · Hoddesdon

40 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 94% granted

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 25 March 2025, 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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