Planning application
175 Derbyshire Hill Road St Helens WA9 2LL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to retail/sweet shop (Class E), including installation of disabled access ramp.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0196/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0196/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Parr Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA9 2LL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by St. Helens
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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24 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
42 documents on file for this application
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