121 Clifton Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1EX Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0388/O2DPA - Office to Dwelling Prior Approval Pending

Change of use New homes

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from commercial office (Class E (c) (ii) back to residential (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

3 Aug 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 4

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE BLOCK PLAN Existing Block Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN Proposed Block Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Existing & Proposed Elevations & Floor Plans · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council: St Helens
Application type: Office to Dwelling Prior Approval
Postcode: WA10 1EX
Received: 3 Aug 2026
Validated: 3 Aug 2026
Ward: Town Centre Ward
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: RJG Architecture Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15127358
Env. assessment: No

St Helens

Planning Authority Score

#22 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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.

More permissive than most councils

97% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

St Helens decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

95%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #28 of 296

97%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #43 of 296

80%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #38 of 296

33%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #81 of 296

90%

Minor dwellings approved

20 decided (1-9 homes)

75%

Major dwellings approved

12 decided (10+ homes)

91%

Change of use approved

46 decided

499

Total decisions

26 refused in the year to March 2026