70 Cooper Street St Helens WA10 2DP
Pending
P/2026/0294/CLP
Description
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 6 bedroom, 6 person HMO (C4)
Other new applications on this street
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
19 Cowley Hill Lane St Helens WA10 2AF
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 6-bedroom…
2023
Approved
31 Cowley Hill Lane St Helens Merseyside WA10 2AF
Certificate of lawfulness for a rear dormer window.
2022
Withdrawn
38 & 40 Cowley Hill Lane St Helens WA10 2AD
Conversion of 2no residential dwellings (Use Class C3) to Children's residential accommod…
2020
10 Cowley Hill Lane St Helens Merseyside WA10 2AB
Conversion of existing building to for 5no self contained apartments along with removal o…
2019
Approved
Land At Rear Of 58-66 Cooper Street St Helens WA10 2DP
Discharge of condition 4 on approval P/2018/0006/FUL.
2018
Approved
Land To Rear Of 58 To 66 Cooper Street Atherton Street St Helens Merseyside
Retention of 3no storage containers and retention 2.4m high boundary fence and entrance g…
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