Planning application
36 Bridge Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1NW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use of first and second floors from E(b) use to E(c)(iii) use.
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0071/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0071/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 6 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 3 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA10 1NW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2025
Received by St. Helens
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3 Apr 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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7 Aug 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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St. Helens granted permission on 3 April 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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