Planning application
Birchley Mill House St Marys Avenue Billinge St Helens WN5 7QL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the conversion of barn to dwelling along with the conversion of an outbuilding to a double garage.
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0436/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0436/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 28 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
- Parish
- Billinge Chapel End Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WN5 7QL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2025
Received by St. Helens
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22 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Lawrenson Associates Agent, registered in St. Helens
Active · incorporated 2003 · St. Helens
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 22 September 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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