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Search the Public Notice PortalPLANS to convert a retail premises in St Helens town centre into a house of multiple occupation (HMO) have been submitted.
A planning application for 7 Bickerstaffe Street has been sent to council planners.
A design and access statement, drawn up by agents O’Rourke-Designs, on behalf of the applicant Matthew Helsby, has been included in the plans.
This states the development proposal seeks to "change the use of the building from retail (Class E) to a four-bedroom HMO (Class C4)."
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It adds that the plans are to "carry out internal alterations to create seven individual bedrooms with shared communal facilities (kitchen, living space, bathrooms)" and "make external alterations, including window replacements, façade improvements, and the construction of an upper floor extension increase living space."
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The statement concludes: "The proposed development at 7 Bickerstaffe Street, St Helens, represents a positive contribution to the area’s housing stock, providing much-needed shared accommodation in a highly sustainable location.
"The design respects the character of the surrounding area and ensures that the building will remain an attractive part of the town centre streetscape."
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