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Wolverhampton House Parr Street St Helens WA9 1JS

Granted St. Helens P/2025/0478/FUL Full Planning Application

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Partial demolition of Wolverhampton House, retention of the facade and erection of a part 4, part 8 storey hotel building (Use Class C1) with a flexible use ground floor (Class E and / or Sui Generis) car parking, external green space and associated works.

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0478/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0478/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant
Received
18 Jul 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Decided
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA9 1JS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jul 2025

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 13 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Manchester

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Documents

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99 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 11 February 2026, 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.

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