24 - 26 Ormskirk Street St Helens WA10 1BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for a change of use of existing basement and ground floor offices (Class E(g)(i)) into 5no apartments (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £376,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- St Helens
- Application type
- Office to Dwelling Prior Approval
- Postcode
- WA10 1BJ
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Phase Architecture
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 46 days from validation, 9 days faster than St Helens's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 18% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by St Helens in the last twelve months, from validation. St Helens decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14919983
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14919983
- Neighbours
- 18 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
St Helens is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #38 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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