Planning application
472 Sutton Heath Road St Helens WA9 5HU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use of dwelling (C3) to children's care home (C2) for a maximum of 1no child.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0241/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0241/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Thatto Heath Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA9 5HU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by St. Helens
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St. Helens granted permission on 23 June 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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