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Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

Awaiting decision St. Helens P/2025/0200/ART Article 4

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

The introduction of the proposed Article 4 Direction has the effect of removing the permitted development rights conveyed by Schedule 2 Part 11 Class B of Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, which allows for a building to be demolished following an application to the Local Planning Authority as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required as to the method of demolition and any proposed restoration of the site.

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0200/ART

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0200/ART
Type
Article 4
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
26 Mar 2025
Validated
26 Mar 2025
Ward
Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
Parish
Billinge Chapel End Parish
Postcode
WN5 7HA

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • C/2023/0136/CON Granted

    Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    Discharge of condition 5 (site investigation) and 16 (construction method statement) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL

    Decided 5 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • C/2023/0007/CON Granted

    Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    Discharge conditions 12 (site access), 13 (vehicular and pedestrian access), 15 (bus stop), 28 (drainage scheme) and 29 (drainage management and maintenance) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL.

    Decided 24 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • C/2022/0125/CON Split decision

    Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Phase 2 Site Investigation) and partial discharge of condition 7 (Scheme of Intrusive Investigation) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL.

    Decided 3 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • C/2022/0057/CON Split decision

    Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    Discharge conditions 16 (construction method statement), 19 (dust) and 25 (bats) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL.

    Decided 20 Dec 2022 Conditions
  • C/2022/0053/CON Split decision

    Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    Discharge of conditions 12 (site access), 13 (access closure), 14 (cycle parking), 15 (bus stop infrastructure), 27 (site levels), 28 (drainage scheme) and 29 (maintenance plan) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL

    Decided 20 Dec 2022 Conditions
  • P/2021/0716/FUL Granted

    Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    Change of use, conversion and extension of existing building into 8 no. apartments (Use Class C3); erection of 18 no. apartments (Use Class C3) together with associated infrastructure works including car parking, creation of a new access from Main Street, and landscaping

    Decided 18 Mar 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2025

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 May 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St. Helens took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens's median decision took 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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Nearby applications

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  • Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    P/2021/0716/FUL Submitted 26 Jul 2021 8m away

    Change of use, conversion and extension of existing building into 8 no. apartments (Use Class C3); erection of 18 no. apartments (Use Class C3) together with associated infrastructure works including car parking, creation of a new access from Main Street, and landscaping

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 113 docs
    Several homes

  • Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    P/2026/0163/FUL Submitted 23 Mar 2026 95m away

    Demolition of vacant library building and erection of part two storey, part single storey dental practice building (Class E(e) use) with associated alterations to parking and landscaping.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 59 docs
    Small domestic

  • 53 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    P/2021/0721/S73 Submitted 2 Aug 2021 106m away

    Variation of conditions 2 and 8 on approval P/2020/0330/FUL to amend proposed plans and alter floor space

    Granted Amendments 6 docs

  • 53 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    P/2022/0142/S73 Submitted 24 Feb 2022 108m away

    Removal of condition 9 (occupation of premises) on approval P/2021/0721/S73.

    Granted Amendments 5 docs

  • Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    C/2022/0057/CON Submitted 26 May 2022 117m away

    Discharge conditions 16 (construction method statement), 19 (dust) and 25 (bats) on approval P/2021/0716/FUL.

    Split decision Conditions 10 docs

  • Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA

    C/2026/0114/CON Submitted 16 Jul 2026 117m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Construction Method Statement), 16 (RAMS for the presence of Rhododendron), and 17 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) on approval of P/2026/0163/FUL.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs