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Former Rainhill Hospital Elton Head Road Rainhill

P/2002/0389Full Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved on 3 October 2002

Council decision: Full Plans Grant Conditions

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Proposal

Erection of 174 one and two bedroom units in three storey units, 32 one and two bedroom bungalows, communal facilities including village hall, restaraunts, health and fitness studio, ancillary shops/offices, together with creation of parking area and landscape works.

Received
25 March 2002
Ward
Thatto Heath Ward
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated4 Apr
  3. Consult.23 Jul
  4. Target30 May
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 182 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Former Rainhill Hospital Elton Head Road Rainhill. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. This one was decided in 192 days, 19 weeks longer than St Helens's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Thatto Heath Ward.

93% of full applications at St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 April 2002
Consultation expiry
23 July 2002
Consultation start
2 July 2002
Consultation end
23 July 2002
Neighbour consultation start
23 August 2002
Target decision date
30 May 2002
Committee meeting
3 September 2002
Application expires
23 July 2002
Permission expires
2 September 2007

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Highpoint Fstival Park Stoke On Trent ST1 5SH

Planning decision

Statutory period
110 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 May 2002
Advertisement expiry
29 May 2002

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: St. HelensPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2002
    26 Mar

    Substitution of house types on plots 33-58 (25 dwellings), resulting in the loss of 1 dwelling.

    Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning PermissionFiled alongsideP/2002/0392
  2. 2002
    25 Mar

    Erection of 174 one and two bedroom units in three storey units, 32 one and two bedroom bungalows, communal…

    This applicationFull Plans Grant ConditionsFullP/2002/0389

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