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Birch Tree Farm Moss Bank Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 7BJ

P/2018/0520/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 November 2018

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion and extension of outbuildings to form 3no residential dwellings and associated garages, along with extension to existing farmhouse, and demolition of remaining structures.

Received
16 July 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Moss Bank Ward
Agent
Cass Associates
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated23 Jul
  3. Consult.17 Aug
  4. Target17 Sep
  5. Decided23 Nov

Decided in 123 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Birch Tree Farm Moss Bank Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 7BJ. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. This one was decided in 130 days, 11 weeks longer than St Helens's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Moss Bank Ward. We hold 608 applications in total for the WA11 postcode area.

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

Postcode
WA11 7BJ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 July 2018
Consultation expiry
30 August 2018
Consultation start
27 July 2018
Consultation end
17 August 2018
Neighbour consultation start
27 July 2018
Neighbour consultation end
17 August 2018
Last date for comments
30 August 2018
Target decision date
17 September 2018
Permission expires
23 November 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Cass Associates
Agent address
Studio 204B The Tea Factory 82 Wood Street Liverpool L1 4DQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 August 2018
Advertisement expiry
30 August 2018
Site notice start
27 July 2018
Site notice end
17 August 2018

Additional information

Documents
48
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Next to the site
  • Green belt: St. HelensPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Birch Tree Farm Moss Bank Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 7BJRegister site at or near this address

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 (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    20 Jun

    Proposed two storey rear extension.

    ApprovedHouseholderP/2024/0304/HHFP

Source: St Helens

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