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Former NHS Buildings Cowley Hill Lane St Helens WA10 2AP

P/2023/0011/S73Section 73 - Removal/Variation of ConditApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 12 June 2023

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 14 (drainage) on approval P/2021/0829/FUL to amend approved plans

Received
22 November 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
3
Ward
Windle Ward
Agent
John McCall Architects
  1. Received22 Nov
  2. Validated4 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target5 Apr
  5. Decided12 Jun

Decided in 159 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Former NHS Buildings Cowley Hill Lane St Helens WA10 2AP. St Helens has handled 465 applications of this type. This one was decided in 202 days, 21 weeks longer than St Helens's typical decision time. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Windle Ward. We hold 825 applications in total for the WA10 postcode area.

100% of conditions 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 2AP
Application type
Section 73 - Removal/Variation of Condit
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 January 2023
Consultation expiry
6 June 2023
Consultation start
16 May 2023
Consultation end
6 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
16 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
7 February 2023
Last date for comments
16 February 2023
Target decision date
5 April 2023
Committee meeting
23 May 2023
Permission expires
12 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
John McCall Architects
Agent address
No1 Arts Village Henry Street Liverpool L1 5BS

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 January 2023
Advertisement expiry
16 February 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11713518
Documents
52
Constraints
26

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Halton and St Helens PCT HQ, Cowley Hill, Windle, WA10 2UERegister 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    20 May

    Non-material amendments to application P/2023/0011/S73

    PendingNon-material amendmentA/2026/0020/NMA
  2. 2025
    15 Dec

    Non-material amendments to application P/2023/0011/S73

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentA/2025/0052/NMA
  3. 2025
    10 Dec

    Discharge of condition 14 (drainage management and maintence plan) and condition 21 (crime prevention scheme)…

    Discharge of conditionsC/2025/0159/CON
  4. 2025
    3 Jun

    Non-material amendment to application P/2023/0011/S73

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentA/2025/0019/NMA
  5. 2024
    1 Oct

    Discharge condition 20 (energy strategy) on approval P/2023/0011/S73

    PendingDischarge of conditionsC/2024/0120/CON
  6. 2024
    6 Aug

    Discharge of condition 19 (amenity space maintenance) on approval P/2023/0011/S73

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsC/2024/0091/CON

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