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P/2025/0679/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

New shop front and roller shutter [Amended description]. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Dec 2025
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Validated
16 Dec 2025
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Consultation
6 Jan 2026
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Approved
6 Mar 2026

Approved on 6 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF REVISED PROPOSED PLANS Revised Drawing · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERCEDED PROPOSED PLANS Other Plan · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLANS Other Plan · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE IMAGES Officer Notes · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Conservation area 23 m away: Victoria Square
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the St Helens (St. Helens) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 1

Last sold for £300,000 in December 2025. Other property, leasehold.

2 December 2025£300,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area995 m² (10,710 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 84)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2016, 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
WA10 1BA
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
6 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
AOP Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 24 days slower than St Helens's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by St Helens in the last twelve months, from validation. St Helens decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
6 Jan 2026
Consultation
6 Jan 2026
Comments by
27 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
18 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
10 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Non material amendment to approval P/2019/0605/FUL for relocation of door to front elevat…
A/2020/0022/NMA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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14 - 16 Ormskirk Street St Helens WA10 1BJ
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2025 Approved
9 - 11 Church Street St Helens WA10 1BA
Front and rear dormer extensions.
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2025
2 - 4 Bridge Street St Helens WA10 1NW
Consent to display external signage at business on site.
P/2025/0490/ADC
2025 Approved
9 - 11 Church Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1BA
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P/2025/0156/FUL
2025
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Alterations to shop frontage.
P/2025/0286/FUL
2025
Natwest Customer Service Centre 5 Ormskirk Street St Helens WA10 1DR
2no EV parking bays with EV charging point.
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2024 Approved
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Proposed security fencing around the perimeter of the rear car park
P/2024/0372/FUL
2024
First And Second Floor 10 - 12 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE
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P/2024/0380/FUL
2024 Refused
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2024 Approved
9A - 11 Barrow Street St Helens WA10 1RX
Conversion of 2no units (1no. tattoo parlour (Sui Generis) and 1no. financial services un…
P/2024/0125/FUL
2023 Refused
8 Hardshaw Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1RE
Retrospective alterations to shop frontage, including replacement of window for a door, r…
P/2023/0694/FUL
2023 Approved
2 Hardshaw Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1RQ
Consent to display replacement 2no internally illuminated projection signs, 2no internall…
P/2023/0588/ADC
2023 Approved
8 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE
Consent to display 1no illuminated fascia sign, 1no non-illuminated fascia sign and 1no n…
P/2023/0429/ADC
2023 Refused
8 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE
New shopfront entrance door including new windows and grey coloured render.
P/2023/0431/FUL
2022 Approved
14 - 18A Ormskirk Street St Helens St Helens WA10 1BJ
Change of use of 14-16 Ormskirk Street from clothing shop (Class E) & tattoo studio (Sui…
P/2022/0441/FUL
2022 Approved
5 - 7 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1QX
Single storey rear extension and amended shop frontages (re-submission of application P/2…
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
5 - 7 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1QX
Single storey rear extension and replacement shop frontages.
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2022 Approved
Pavement O/S 21-23 Barrow Street, St Helens WA10 1RX
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD adver…
P/2022/0636/ADC
2022 Approved
Pavement O/S 21-23 Barrow Street, St Helens WA10 1RX
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2016 Approved
3 Bridge Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1NN
Change of use from existing retail (A1) to Betting office (Sui generis) and external alte…
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2016 Approved
3 Bridge Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1NN
Consent to display 1no internally illuminated fascia sign and 1no internally illuminated…
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2016 Approved
23A Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RT
Conversion of first and second floors to create 2no 2 bedroom flats and 1no 1 bedroom fla…
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2016 Approved
22 Ormskirk Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1BJ
Change of use of existing basement retail storage area (A1) to Coffee Shop (A3).
P/2016/0112/FUL
2016 Approved
10-12 Bridge Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1NJ
Consent to display 1no internally illuminated digital media sign.
P/2016/0029/ADC
St Helens
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#22 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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 statistics
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.