Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Proposal
The introduction of the proposed Article 4 Direction has the effect of removing the permitted development rights conveyed by Schedule 2 Part 11 Class B of Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, which allows for a building to be demolished following an application to the Local Planning Authority as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required as to the method of demolition and any proposed restoration of the site.
- Received
- 26 March 2025
- Target decision date
- 21 May 2025
- Ward
- Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
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- ReceivedReceived26 Mar
- ValidatedValidated26 Mar
- Consult.Consultation24 Jun
- TargetTarget Date21 May
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for demolition at Stork Inn 33 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA. St Helens has handled 4,596 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 26 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Billinge And Seneley Green Ward. We hold 240 applications in total for the WN5 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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- Listed building: Grade II: Wall and Piers on South and West Side of Church of Saint AidanOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Brownfield land register: Stork Inn, 33 Main Street, Billinge, St Helens, WN5 7HARegister 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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 5.2 miNewton - Le - WillowsRTPI
- 7.5 miWarringtonRICS Regulated
- 9.2 miLiverpoolRICS Regulated
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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