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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

14 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 69% 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.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 8 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE

    P/2023/0431/FUL Submitted 19 Jul 2023 50 yards 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 50 yards away

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

    Granted Advertising 9 docs

  • 8 Hardshaw Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1RE

    P/2023/0694/FUL Submitted 7 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Retrospective alterations to shop frontage, including replacement of window for a door, repainting of elevation to grey and retention of existing roller shutters (re-submission of application P/2023/0431/FUL)

    Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 19 docs

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

    P/2024/0380/FUL Submitted 26 Jun 2024 50 yards 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 50 yards 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 50 yards 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

In St. Helens

  • P/2026/0560/FUL Awaiting decision

    Community Building Sturgess Street Playarea And Recreation Ground Sturgess Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9HS

    Creation of a community garden together with boundary treatment and the installation of a container for community use (Use Class F2).

    Received 23 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0543/FUL Awaiting decision

    6 Rosebery Road Dentons Green St Helens WA10 6AG

    Demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of a replacement detached dwelling in accordance with the design previously approved under planning permission P/2025/0480/HHFP, with associated landscaping and external works.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0536/FUL Awaiting decision

    47 Leach Lane Sutton Leach St Helens WA9 4PX

    Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to children's care home (C2) for 2no children.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0519/FUL Awaiting decision

    Pavement Fronting 25 College Street St Helens WA10 1TF

    Installation of 1no. black digital communications kiosk, defibrillator and ancillary advertisement.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • P/2026/0546/FUL Awaiting decision

    Rainford Cricket Club Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HD

    Erection of two cricket practice nets at site.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Full applications