Planning application
66 Claughton Street St Helens WA10 1SN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use at ground and first floor levels from beauty salon (Sui Generis use) to mixed use of massage parlour on ground floor (Sui Generis use) and residential flat on first floor (Class C3), along with installation of external staircase.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0386/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0386/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- WA10 1SN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by St. Helens
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4 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 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 135 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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