Planning application
5 Leslie Road Thatto Heath St Helens WA10 3EQ
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 from hairdressers (use E(a)) to cafe (use E(b))
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0257/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0257/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 24 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2025
- Ward
- West Park Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA10 3EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2025
Received by St. Helens
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19 Jun 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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MAT DESIGN LIMITED Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 19 June 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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