38 Knowsley Road St Helens WA10 4PW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use of property from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C4 (HMO) for up to six occupants. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £51,000 in April 1997. Semi-detached house, leasehold.
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 May 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 11 days from validation, 44 days faster than St Helens's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% 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 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14846042
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14846042
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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.
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