2 - 4 Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from shop (Class E) and erection of an extension to form 1no. self contained apartment (Class C3), together with associated internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Associated applications 3
- Change of use of ground floor from shop (Class E) and erection of an extension to form 1no. self contained apartment (Class C3)…
Conditions 4 discharged
Site constraints 5
Checked on 2 November 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 3
Last sold for £260,000 in August 2024. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
34 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 16 Dec 2025
- Consultation
- 29 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 18 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 9 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.
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 owner and leaseholders: 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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