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St Michaels C Of E Church Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RB

Awaiting decision St. Helens P/2026/0117/FUL Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Full planning application for the demolition of the existing church and vicarage, and the erection of 31no two and three bed homes, 4no masionette flats, and an apartment block comprising 18 no apartments, with associated hard and soft landscaping.

As published by the council, reference P/2026/0117/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2026/0117/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Bold And Lea Green Ward
Parish
Bold Parish Council
Postcode
WA9 4RB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St. Helens took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Paddock Johnson Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

92 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens decided full applications in a median of 127 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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