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44 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1JN

Decided St. Helens P/2025/0412/O2DPA Office to Dwelling Prior Approval

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from ground floor accountants office (E) to residential use to form a single dwellinghouse (C3)

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0412/O2DPA

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0412/O2DPA
Type
Office to Dwelling Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Not Required
Received
8 Jul 2025
Validated
8 Jul 2025
Decided
28 Aug 2025
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA10 1JN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 28 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Not Required

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

MAT DESIGN LIMITED Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

St. Helens has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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