25 - 27 Market Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9BQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from betting office (Sui Generis) to shop (Class E(a)) on ground floor. Alterations to the shopfront and a new doorway at front. Change of use from vacant ancillary accommodation associated with ground floor use to two serviced accommodation (Class C1). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Dec 2026, from St Helens's recent changes of use.
Documents 6
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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 August 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 16 of the 56-day target. St Helens usually decides changes of use by day 55.
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 21 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 16 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Dec 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.
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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