Barrow Arcades Claughton Street St Helens
Refused on 6 June 2024
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from commercial units (Class E) to 5no. apartments for residential use (Class C3), comprising of 4no. studios, 1no. two bed, to the ground floor level with external alterations.
- Received
- 15 February 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Town Centre Ward
- ReceivedReceived15 Feb
- ValidatedValidated15 Feb
- Consult.Consultation8 May
- TargetTarget Date11 Apr
- DecidedDecided6 Jun
Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Barrow Arcades Claughton Street St Helens. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than St Helens's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Town Centre 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 Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 February 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 8 May 2024
- Consultation start
- 1 May 2024
- Consultation end
- 8 May 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 April 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 May 2024
- Last date for comments
- 7 May 2024
- Target decision date
- 11 April 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- JRCHITECTS
- Agent address
- 101 Tarbock Road Huyton Liverpool L365TD United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 21 February 2024
- Site notice end
- 13 March 2024
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Victoria SquareNext to the 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)
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202511 Jun
Prior approval for change of use from office use (E) to 5no flats (C3).
RefusedOffice to Dwelling Prior ApprovalP/2025/0361/O2DPA - 202319 Dec
Prior approval for change of use from disused retail units (Class E) to 6no dwellinghouses/apartments (C3).
WithdrawnOffice to Dwelling Prior ApprovalP/2024/0006/O2DPA - 201922 Mar
Prior approval for change of use from office to 28no residential apartments.
ApprovedOffice to Dwelling Prior ApprovalP/2019/0269/O2DPA
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- Barrow Arcades Claughton Street St HelensP/2024/0006/O2DPA · OutlineWithdrawn0.0 mi
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- 30-32 Barrow Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1RXP/2018/0874/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Barrow House Barrow Street St Helens St HelensP/2019/0586/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 5 Claughton Street & Hardshaw House St Helens WA10 1RRP/2025/0361/O2DPA · OutlineRefused0.0 mi
For applicants and trades
Contractors near this project
- Hayes Electrical LimitedElectrician0.2 mi
- Mwb Residence LimitedSt. Helens0.2 mi
- D & G Electrical Services (UK) LtdElectrician0.2 mi
- St Helens UPVCWindow & Door Installer0.3 mi
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