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175 Derbyshire Hill Road St Helens WA9 2LL

Refused St. Helens P/2026/0196/FUL Full Planning Application

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

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

42 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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