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156 - 158 Duke Street St Helens WA10 2JJ

P/2025/0042/O2DPAOffice to Dwelling Prior ApprovalAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of ground floor from retail office space (E) to 2no self-contained residential apartments (C3).

Received
16 January 2025
Decision due
25 March 2025
Public comments
3
Ward
Windle Ward
Agent
Gold Sketch Studios Ltd
  1. Received16 Jan
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.18 Feb
  4. Target25 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 18 February.

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 156 - 158 Duke Street St Helens WA10 2JJ. St Helens has handled 441 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 January 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 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.

88% of outline 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 2JJ
Application type
Office to Dwelling Prior Approval
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2025
Consultation expiry
4 March 2025
Consultation start
28 January 2025
Consultation end
18 February 2025
Neighbour consultation start
11 February 2025
Neighbour consultation end
4 March 2025
Last date for comments
4 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gold Sketch Studios Ltd
Agent address
55A Bury Old Road Prestwich M25 0FG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
29 January 2025
Site notice end
19 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13696555
Documents
10
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    16 Jan

    Prior approval for change of use of ground floor from retail (E) to 2no self-contained residential apartments…

    ApprovedShop to Dwelling Prior ApprovalP/2025/0042/S2DPA
  2. 2021
    12 Jul

    Discharge of condition 3 (site investigation) on approval P/2019/0637/FUL

    RefusedDischarge of conditionsC/2021/0068/CON
  3. 2021
    19 Apr

    Discharge of condition 5 (asbestos refurbishment survey) on approval P/2019/0637/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsC/2021/0039/CON
  4. 2019
    27 Aug

    Single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension to accommodate conversion of part of ground floor…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/2019/0637/FUL
  5. 2019
    2 Jul

    Single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension to accommodate the conversion of part of ground…

    WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationP/2019/0467/FUL

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