Planning application
168 Market Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9DG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a 6-person HMO within use Class C4.
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0584/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0584/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Newton West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA12 9DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by St. Helens
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24 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Manchester
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St. Helens granted permission on 16 December 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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