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The Counting House 16 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE

P/2022/0333/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 5 August 2022

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing single storey rear extension.

Received
12 May 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Agent
RJG Architecture LTD
  1. Received12 May
  2. Validated12 May
  3. Consult.17 Jun
  4. Target7 Jul
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Counting House 16 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1RE. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than St Helens's typical decision time. The site is in the Victoria Square conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Town Centre Ward. We hold 825 applications in total for the WA10 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
WA10 1RE
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 May 2022
Consultation expiry
23 June 2022
Consultation start
27 May 2022
Consultation end
17 June 2022
Neighbour consultation start
31 May 2022
Neighbour consultation end
23 June 2022
Last date for comments
23 June 2022
Target decision date
7 July 2022
Permission expires
5 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
RJG Architecture LTD
Architect profile
RJG ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
The Stables Pasture Lane Business Centre St Helens WA10 8PU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11244772
Documents
10
Constraints
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Victoria SquarePart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: 16 Hardshaw StreetOn this site
  • Brownfield land register: 23A Hardshaw Street, Town Centre, St Helens, WA10 1RTRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

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

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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    12 May

    Demolition of existing single storey rear extension.

    This applicationApprovedFullP/2022/0333/FUL
  2. 2022
    12 May

    Demolition of existing single storey rear extension.

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideP/2022/0334/LBC

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