Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
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Proposal
Demolition of vacant library building and erection of part two storey, part single storey dental practice building with associated alterations to parking and landscaping.
- Received
- 23 March 2026
- Decision due
- 21 May 2026
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
- Agent
- IDC Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived23 Mar
- ValidatedValidated26 Mar
- Consult.Consultation16 Apr
- TargetTarget Date21 May
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Billinge And Seneley Green Ward. We hold 250 applications in total for the WN5 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- WN5 7HA
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Billinge Chapel End Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 16 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 31 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 23 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- IDC Architecture Ltd
- Architect profile
- IDC ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 5-11 Eagle Street Accrington BB5 1LN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14790843
- Documents
- 27
- Constraints
- 31
Site constraints
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.
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This applicationFullP/2026/0163/FUL
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