14 - 16 Ormskirk Street St Helens WA10 1BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to formalise merger of premises, utilising rear part of vacant unit 1 & ground floor of unit 2 (as per previous consent), along with change of use to front of unit 1 to be utilised as a gyros hot food takeaway. Retention of existing tattoo parlour on upper floors. Alterations to front elevation including changes to fenestration [part-retrospective] [Amended description]. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 5
Checked on 3 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 9 days slower than St Helens's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14587949
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14587949
- Neighbours
- 6 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 5 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 29 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 8 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Feb 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.
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