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8 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE

Refused St. Helens P/2025/0286/FUL Full Planning Application

Works: Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Resubmission of planning application P/2023/0694/FUL for retrospective planning permission for alterations to the shopfront.

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0286/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0286/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
14 May 2025
Validated
14 May 2025
Decided
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA10 1RE

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • P/2023/0431/FUL Refused

    8 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE

    New shopfront entrance door including new windows and grey coloured render.

    Decided 18 Sep 2023 Full applications
  • P/2023/0429/ADC Granted

    8 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE

    Consent to display 1no illuminated fascia sign, 1no non-illuminated fascia sign and 1no non-illuminated projecting sign

    Decided 5 Oct 2023 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2025

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 17 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

James Bell Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sandbach

Active · incorporated 2009 · Sandbach

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 73% granted

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Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St. Helens refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 8 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE

    P/2023/0431/FUL Submitted 19 Jul 2023 1m away

    New shopfront entrance door including new windows and grey coloured render.

    Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 7 docs

  • 8 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE

    P/2023/0429/ADC Submitted 19 Jul 2023 1m away

    Consent to display 1no illuminated fascia sign, 1no non-illuminated fascia sign and 1no non-illuminated projecting sign

    Granted Advertising 9 docs

  • First And Second Floor 10 - 12 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE

    P/2024/0380/FUL Submitted 26 Jun 2024 8m away

    Conversion of commercial offices (Class E) at first and second floor to create 4no flats (Class C3) along with two storey infill extension.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 15 docs
    Several homes

  • 5 - 7 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1QX

    P/2022/0862/FUL Submitted 21 Dec 2022 26m away

    Single storey rear extension and amended shop frontages (re-submission of application P/2022/0544/FUL) (part retrospective).

    Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
    Small domestic

  • 5 - 7 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1QX

    P/2022/0342/S2DPA Submitted 17 May 2022 30m away

    Prior approval for subdivision of ground floor commercial unit with the creation of 7no flats

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 15 docs
    Several homes

  • 5 - 7 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1QX

    P/2022/0544/FUL Submitted 29 Jul 2022 30m away

    Single storey rear extension and replacement shop frontages.

    Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic

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    Rainford Library Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HA

    Proposed change of use from a library F1(d) to day nursery E(f), with proposed side extension and associated external works.

    Received 29 Jan, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0480/FUL Awaiting decision

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    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0475/FUL Awaiting decision

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    Change of use from restaurant (Class E) to mixed use of restaurant (Class E) and takeaway (Sui Generis), and extension of opening hours from 21:00 to 23:00.

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0344/FUL Granted

    91 - 95 Duke Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 2JG

    Change of use of ground floor from restaurant (Class E(b)) to mixed arrangement comprising restaurant and asian food store (Class E(a)), including installation of new timber partition wall to separate units and external alterations (amended proposal).

    Received 2 Jul, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0250/FUL Granted

    Office 1 Hsl Building 437 Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4LL

    Single storey side extension.

    Received 13 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications