Planning application
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Works: Demolition Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of vacant library building and erection of part two storey, part single storey dental practice building (Class E(e) use) with associated alterations to parking and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0163/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0163/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
- Parish
- Billinge Chapel End Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WN5 7HA
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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C/2026/0121/CONBNG Granted
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Plan condition on application P/2026/0163/FUL.
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C/2026/0114/CON Granted
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Construction Method Statement), 16 (RAMS for the presence of Rhododendron), and 17 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) on approval of P/2026/0163/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by St. Helens
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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C/2026/0121/CONBNG Granted
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Plan condition on application P/2026/0163/FUL.
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C/2026/0114/CON Granted
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Construction Method Statement), 16 (RAMS for the presence of Rhododendron), and 17 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) on approval of P/2026/0163/FUL.
Who's behind it
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IDC Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Accrington
Active · incorporated 2024 · Accrington
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59 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 9 July 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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