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56 - 58 Westfield Street St Helens WA10 1QJ

Refused St. Helens P/2026/0132/FUL Full Planning Application

Works: Extension Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use and splitting of existing commercial building into 2no ground floor units for class E use. First floor rear extension and conversion to Class E office use. Facade upgrades including window/doors.

As published by the council, reference P/2026/0132/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2026/0132/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Decided
11 May 2026
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA10 1QJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 11 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Groves Town Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Warrington

Active · incorporated 2017 · Warrington

9 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils

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Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St. Helens refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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