Planning application
1 Heigham Gardens St Helens Merseyside WA9 5WB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwelling (C3) to HMO (C4).
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0356/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0356/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 11 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 1 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Thatto Heath Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA9 5WB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2025
Received by St. Helens
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1 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 1 August 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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