Planning application
7 Bickerstaffe Street St Helens WA10 1DH
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from vacant ancillary accommodation associated with the ground use premises to 3no. person HMO (Class C4) along with external alterations and first floor side extension.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0206/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0206/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Postcode
- WA10 1DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by St. Helens
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20 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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23 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 23 September 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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