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24 - 26 Ormskirk Street St Helens WA10 1BJ

P/2026/0071/O2DPAOffice to Dwelling Prior ApprovalRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 7 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval application for change of use of existing basement offices (E(g)(i)) into 1no apartment (C3).

Received
28 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Agent
Phase Architecture
  1. Received28 Jan
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target7 Apr
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 24 - 26 Ormskirk Street St Helens WA10 1BJ. St Helens has handled 441 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than St Helens's typical decision time. 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.

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 1BJ
Application type
Office to Dwelling Prior Approval
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 February 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Consultation start
26 March 2026
Consultation end
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
10 March 2026
Last date for comments
10 March 2026
Target decision date
7 April 2026
Permission expires
7 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Phase Architecture
Architect profile
PHASE ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
67 St Johns Drive Clarborough Retford DN22 9NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 February 2026
Site notice end
9 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14656557
Documents
17
Constraints
58

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 8-12 Ormskirk Street, Town Centre, St Helens, WA10 1BJRegister 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.

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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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Nov

    Prior approval for change of use from offices (E) to 4no apartments (C3) at ground floor.

    PendingApplicationP/2026/0572/O2DPA
  2. 2026
    10 Aug

    Prior approval for a change of use of existing basement and ground floor offices (Class E(g)(i)) into 5no…

    ApplicationP/2026/0400/O2DPA
  3. 2026
    28 Apr

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Cycle Parking) & Condition 6 (Bin Storage) on approval P/2025/0078/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditionsC/2026/0080/CON
  4. 2021
    23 Nov

    Removal of external ATM and all existing signage and reinstatement of brickwork.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/2021/1020/FUL
  5. 2019
    24 May

    Consent to display 1no internally illuminated fascia sign, 1no internally illuminated hanging sign, 1no…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/2019/0389/ADC

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