255 Marshalls Cross Road St Helens Merseyside WA9 3DE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6-person HMO (Use Class C4), including rear dormer and front rooflight. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 36
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 27
Site constraints 3
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2020, 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
- Certificate of Lawfulness
- Postcode
- WA9 3DE
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Peasley Cross & Fingerpost Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 23 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Grays Architecture Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 33 days from validation, 22 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.
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15173287
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15173287
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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