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Former Pilkington Canteen Alexandra Park Alexandra Drive St Helens

P/2026/0547/FULFull Planning ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Conversion of existing Grade II Listed Building to 45 Apartments (31 one bedroom, 14 two bedroom) with internal alterations and external alterations including roof renewal, flush rooflights, external escape staircase, new window openings, parking spaces, cycle and bin stores, landscaping and associated works.

Received
14 October 2026
Target decision date
18 January 2027
Public comments
0 · last counted 26 October 2026
Ward
West Park Ward
Site boundary (council red line)
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  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated19 Oct
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target18 Jan
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in St Helens93% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for window replacement at Former Pilkington Canteen Alexandra Park Alexandra Drive St Helens. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 14 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across West Park Ward.

Application Details

Reference
P/2026/0547/FUL
Address
Former Pilkington Canteen Alexandra Park Alexandra Drive St Helens
Local Authority
St Helens
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
45
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
West Park Ward

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Nicholson Water Limited
Agent Address
Nicholson HQ Water Street St Helens WA10 1GT

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
14 October 2026
Target Decision Date
18 January 2027
Date Validated
19 October 2026
Date Submitted
14 October 2026
Consultation End
13 November 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
100
Constraints
39
Coordinates
53.453550, -2.734323
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: St Helens

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    14 Oct

    Conversion of existing Grade II Listed Building to 45 Apartments (31 one bedroom, 14 two bedroom) with…

    This applicationPendingFullP/2026/0547/FUL
  2. 2026
    14 Oct

    Listed Building Consent for conversion of existing Grade II Listed Building to 45 Apartments (31 one bedroom…

    PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideP/2026/0548/LBC

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 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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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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