Planning application
Birchley Hall Birchley Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7QJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor annex building from nursing home (Class C2) to doctors surgery (Class E(e)).
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0269/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0269/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Postcode
- WN5 7QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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P/2026/0282/LBC Awaiting decision
Birchley Hall Birchley Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7QJ
Listed building consent for change of use of ground floor annex building from nursing home (Class C2) to doctors surgery (Class E(e)).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by St. Helens
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St. Helens took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens decided full applications in a median of 127 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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94% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul
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