Planning application
P/2026/0251/S73
12 & 13 Four Acre Lane Shopping Centre Four Acre Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4BZ
Proposal
Variation of Condition 3 on approval P/2022/0328/FUL to amend opening hours to 24 hours 7 days a week.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0251/S73
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by St. Helens
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P/2022/0328/FUL Granted
Tesco Stores Ltd Four Acre Lane Shopping Centre Four Acre Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4BZ
Subdivision of existing retail unit into two units for use within Class E and installation of two new shop fronts.
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P/2026/0315/FUL Awaiting decision
Rowlands Pharmacy Four Acre Health Centre Burnage Avenue Clock Face St Helens WA9 4QB
Proposed front extension along with associated external works.
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P/2022/0377/HHFP Granted
136 Chester Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4DE
Single storey rear extension and replacement pitched roof to existing side garage conversion.
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C/2025/0134/CON Awaiting decision
Former Ibstock Brick Roughdales Ltd Chester Lane Clock Face St Helens St Helens
Discharge conditions 4 (Boundary Treatment Detail), 10 (Bollards to Emergency Access) and 11 (Pedestrian Access into Brickfields) on approval P/2024/0327/S73.
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C/2025/0122/CON Awaiting decision
Former Ibstock Brick Roughdales Ltd Chester Lane Clock Face St Helens
Discharge of conditions 9 (Hard landscaping) and 14 (internal traffic calming measures) on approval P/2024/0327/S73.
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C/2026/0075/CON Awaiting decision
Land Site Of Former Ibstock Brick Roughdales Ltd Chester Lane Clock Face St Helens St Helens
Partial discharge of condition 37 (site validation/completion report) on approval P/2016/0907/S73.
Other amendments applications
In St. Helens
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P/2026/0025/S73 Granted
151 Products Abbotsfield Road Bold St Helens WA9 4HU
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (Tree Protection Measures), and 5 (Landscaping Scheme) on approval P/2024/0059/FUL to remove new access for construction, maintenance and emergency vehicles.
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A/2025/0055/NMA Granted
Land At Cowley Hill College Street St Helens Merseyside
Non-material amendments to parameter plan, condition 4 (access) and description of development on application P/2020/0083/OUEIA.
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P/2026/0252/S73 Granted
Earlestown Town Hall Market Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9BL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) for elevation changes which include installing additional louvres, replacement louvres, omission of a wall and condition 3(materials) to provide a list of the proposed materials on application P/2024/0214/FUL.
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P/2026/0253/S73 Granted
Earlestown Town Hall Market Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9BL
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) for elevation alterations which include installing additional louvres, replacement louvres, new fire door, ceiling alterations and retention of wall, condition 4 (materials) to provide a list of the proposed materials and condition 6 (method statement) to provide a list of the proposed methods statements on application P/2025/0311/S73. Listed Building Consent
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A/2026/0024/NMA Granted
Land At Haydock Industrial Estate Haydock Lane Haydock WA11 9UY
Non-material amendment to condition 3 (local employment scheme) of application P/2022/0785/FUL, removing requirement for submission of annual reports for first 5 years of occupation.