Birchley Hall Birchley Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7QJ
Pending
P/2026/0282/LBC
Description
Listed building consent for change of use of annex building from nursing home (Class C2), to doctors surgery (Class E(e)).
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
3 Delph Meadow Gardens Billinge St Helens WN5 7QZ
Rear extension to garage with alterations to roof design.
2025
37 Birchley Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7QJ
Demolition of existing garden room and erection of detatched garage/garden room.
2023
Refused
5 Delph Meadow Gardens Billinge St Helens WN5 7QZ
Works to 2no trees covered by TPO.
2023
Approved
6 Delph Meadow Gardens Billinge St Helens WN5 7QZ
Works to 1no Lyme tree (T19) covered by a Tree Preservation Order.
2021
Approved
11 Delph Meadow Gardens Billinge St Helens WN5 7QZ
Works to trees covered by a tree preservation order to reduce height and sides/remove low…
2021
11 Delph Meadow Gardens Billinge St Helens WN5 7QZ
Works to trees covered by a tree preservation order to remove branches and tidy 1no sycam…
2017
Approved
41 Birchley Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7QJ
Erection of first floor extension over existing garage and single storey extension to the…
2016
Approved
9 Delph Meadow Gardens Billinge WN5 7QZ
Single storey front, side and rear extension.
St Helens
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#37 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
St Helens is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #36 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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St Helens decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #47 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #61 of 292
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #36 of 292
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #112 of 292
88%
Minor dwellings approved
25 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
45 decided
495
Total decisions
30 refused in 2025