Planning application
Land Site Of Former 15 And 17 Farnworth Street St Helens
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erection of 10-bedroom HMO.
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0339/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0339/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 2 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 10 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Peasley Cross & Fingerpost Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2025
Received by St. Helens
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11 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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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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