Newly approved commercial projects near PR8 4BS
20 approved applications in the last 28 days, within 21.7 miles · generated 14 July 2026
APPROVED 9 Jul  ·  12.9 mi away  ·  indicative £500k+
Proposed residential development comprising 2no detached dwellings
203 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RW
Applicant: Mr Neil Winstanley
Agent: Mr Thomas Smith, Peter Dickinson Architects · Companies House 14483930
Residential development
APPROVED 3 Jul  ·  16.1 mi away  ·  est. £1.7m (9 dwellings)
Proposed external wall insulation to solid end gable, returning to front and rear elevations to meet window jambs/lap with cavity wall insulation to main elevations. Incorporation of 12 new Photovoltaic Solar Panel arrays to serve the 9 apartments within the building and communal areas/communal ground source heat pump system - existing redundant panels to be carefully removed.
Mill Point Stainton Close St Helens
Applicant: Mr Stephen Simm
Agent: Mr Rob Baines, JDA Associates Ltd · Companies House 04180586
Residential developmentRefurb/recladding
APPROVED 2 Jul  ·  9.8 mi away  ·  est. £1.1m (697 sqm)
Use of some of the first floor office space as ancillary storage of electronic sensors. The premises extend to approximately 696.64 m2 in total. The principal use is office-based where we create 3D Bim models, 2D Cad floor plans and capacity reports, occupying approximately 638.62 m2. A secondary room of approximately 58.02 m2 would be used to store sensors owned and operated by the business in connection with its office activities. No manufacturing, processing, or repair of sensors would take place on the premises. Sensors would be stored awaiting deployment to client sites. Deliveries would be infrequent and isolated to specific projects. Around 180 sensors would be stored. There would typically be 2/3 projects a year and 4-5 deliveries would typically take place by a courier over a 3 month period for each project. In between projects we expect to hold very little stock. No heavy goods vehicles would attend the site. No machinery would be installed. The premises operate between 9 - 5 pm Monday to Friday, with no out-of-hours activity. The storage would be entirely ancillary and subordinate to the primary office use, constituting 8.33% of the total floor area. The business would not operate the storage independently of the office function.
FIRST FLOOR SENECA HOUSE, LINKS POINT, AMY JOHNSON WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2FF
Applicant: Mr Jeremy Pilgrim
OfficeRetail
APPROVED 25 Jun  ·  12.3 mi away  ·  indicative £250k+
PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE OF THE EXISTING WAREHOUSE (USE CLASS B8) TO OFFICES (USE CLASS E) ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXISTING BUSINESS TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS PLUS REPLACEMENT ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE SOUTH ELEVATION, TARMAC OVER GRAVEL/HARD SURFACE AREA
3 Webber Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7SW
Applicant: Mr Trevor Evans
Agent: Mr Dave Trudgeon, Conway Architectural Design · Companies House 17143795
OfficeIndustrial/warehouseChange of use
APPROVED 24 Jun  ·  12.9 mi away  ·  indicative £250k+
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES AND ERECTION OF INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE UNITS (USE CLASS B2 AND/ OR B8 AND/ OR E(G)(III)), WITH ANCILLARY OFFICES, INCLUDING PROVISION OF REVISED ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS FROM ALCHEMY WAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS OF LANDSCAPING, CAR PARKING AND SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS.
Land To The East Of Moorgate Point Alchemy Way Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley
Applicant: Jessica Evans
Agent: Mr Brad Wiseman, Savills · Companies House 02122174
OfficeIndustrial/warehouseDemolition
APPROVED 19 Jun  ·  8.5 mi away  ·  indicative £250k+
CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER ST JOHN AMBULANCE TRAINING CENTRE TO A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING OFFICES (USE CLASS E(G)(I)), A DAY CENTRE WITH KITCHEN TO SUPPORT AN EXTERNAL MEALS DELIVERY SERVICE (USE CLASS F2(B)) AND PUBLIC TRAINING FACILITY (USE CLASS F1(A)) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING FRONT ROLLER SHUTTER WITH NEW WINDOW AND ENTRANCE DOOR AND INSTALLATION OF ODOUR EXTRACTION FLUE TO SIDE/REAR ELEVATION
ST JOHNS AMBULANCE SERVICE 108 ST ANDREWS ROAD NORTH LYTHAM ST ANNES FY8 2JQ
OfficeChange of useMixed use
APPROVED 8 Jul  ·  10.2 mi away  ·  indicative £150k+
Erection of Sub station next to existing factory.
UNIT 1B, SYCAMORE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SQUIRES GATE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3RL
Applicant: Mr Connor Murdock
Industrial/warehouse
APPROVED 23 Jun  ·  17.7 mi away  ·  indicative £150k+
Erection of industrial building for B2/B8 use.
Land Adjacent To 4 Sherdley Road Industrial Estate Ormande Street St Helens WA9 5AE
Applicant: Mr David Leach
Agent: Mr Alex Halford, Not Available · Companies House 12610360
Industrial/warehouse
APPROVED 23 Jun  ·  19.1 mi away  ·  indicative £150k+
Erection of 3no. detached buildings consisting of 4no. general industrial units (Class B2 use) with associated parking. Creation of a new vehicular access following the removal of existing access.
Caleb House Abbotsfield Road Bold St Helens WA9 4HU
Applicant: J Cooke
Agent: Mr Simon Mason, Simon Mason Designs Ltd. · Companies House 04444855
Industrial/warehouse
APPROVED 22 Jun  ·  14.4 mi away  ·  indicative £150k+
Change of use of existing industrial building to gymnastic studio
Industrial Unit At Thorntrees Business Park Wigan Road Clayton-le-woods
Applicant: Chorley Academy of Gymnastics
Agent: Mr Matthew Gray, Grays Architecture Ltd · Companies House 08964617
Industrial/warehouseChange of use
APPROVED 6 Jul  ·  11.3 mi away  ·  indicative £40-150k
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF PUBLIC HOUSE (SUI GENERIS) TO FORM A RETAIL SALES AREA (USE CLASS E (a)) INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF PART OF EXISTING PERGOLA; OUTSIDE SEATING AREA AND LIGHTING AND ERECTION OF SMOKING SHELTER TO FRONT OF PUBLIC HOUSE
Mainbrace Whitefield Drive Westvale Kirkby Knowsley L32 0RE
Applicant: M Rathnam
Agent: Mr Mike Carr, Mat Design Limited · Companies House 09393655
FSA register: existing operator on site ("The Main Brace Pub"): likely refit or operator change
RetailHospitality
APPROVED 29 Jun  ·  21.5 mi away  ·  indicative £60-250k
Proposed change of use for part of existing park building (Use Class F) to a café (Use Class E) at
Crow Wood Park Bancroft Road Widnes Cheshire
Applicant: Halton Borough Council
HospitalityChange of use
APPROVED 26 Jun  ·  15.5 mi away  ·  indicative £60-250k
Change of use of no.38A Chapel Street to a cafe across the ground floor and 1no. residential apartment across the first floor, creation of front seating area, creation of rear seating area with retractable roof and demolition of existing front extension
Malcolms Musicland 38A Chapel Street Chorley PR7 1BW
Applicant: Mrs Lucy Carino
Agent: Mr PHILIP LAMBERT, philip lambert architecture · Companies House 09147215
FSA register: no food business registered at this address yet: pre-fit-out window
HospitalityChange of useDemolition
APPROVED 19 Jun  ·  18.8 mi away  ·  indicative £60-250k
Change of use from former cafe (Use Class E) to ancillary residential use as part of main dwelling.
Higher Derbyshires Gilsbrook Rivington Lane Rivington Bolton BL6 7SA
Applicant: Mrs Caroline Jones
Agent: ., -
FSA register: existing operator on site ("Gilsbrook House"): likely refit or operator change
HospitalityChange of use
APPROVED 9 Jul  ·  15.5 mi away  ·  indicative £80-300k
Demolition of vacant library building and erection of part two storey, part single storey dental practice building (Class E(e) use) with associated alterations to parking and landscaping.
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Applicant: Mr Rakesh Jaidka
Agent: Mr Craig Buck, IDC Architecture Ltd · Companies House 15991940
Health/careDemolition
APPROVED 26 Jun  ·  8.1 mi away  ·  indicative £80-300k
CHANGE OF USE OF BUILDING FROM BEAUTY CLINIC (USE CLASS E) TO SIX SERVICED HOLIDAY APARTMENTS (USE CLASS C1) INCLUDING REMOVAL OF JULIET BALCONY AND INSERTION OF NEW FIRST FLOOR WINDOW TO NORTHEAST FACING SIDE ELEVATION AND INSERTION OF TWO FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS TO REAR ELEVATION
3-5 BACK ST ANNES ROAD WEST LYTHAM ST ANNES LANCASHIRE FY8 1RD
Health/careChange of use
APPROVED 18 Jun  ·  17.4 mi away  ·  indicative £80-300k
Proposed change of use of two storey detached dwelling (C3) to children's care home (C2) would accommodate up to two children or young people at one time with up to two carers on shift and management present as and when required
5 Rose Fold Thornton Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 4NQ
Applicant: Mr Aaron Darwen
Agent: Miss Eliza Mather, Leeming Associates · Companies House 04957039
Health/careChange of use
APPROVED 9 Jul  ·  6.9 mi away  ·  indicative £40-150k
Conversion of part ground floor to a coffee shop with the remaining ground and first floor to be converted into studio type student accommodation. Together with alterations to the front window.
34 Moor Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AQ
Applicant: Mr Paul McComb
Agent: Studio Architecture, studio architecture · Companies House 11232737
Retail
APPROVED 3 Jul  ·  12.9 mi away  ·  indicative £40-150k
Installation of new shopfront, including installation of separate entrance to upper floors.
43 TALBOT ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1LL
Applicant: Mr Rashid
Agent: Mr Richard Tatham, R T Architecture Limited · Companies House 15300689
Retail
APPROVED 25 Jun  ·  5.4 mi away  ·  indicative £40-150k
Change of use of an existing retail unit (Class E(a)) to a tattoo studio (Class E).
7B Victoria Buildings Victoria Road Formby L37 7DB
RetailChange of use
These projects just received planning permission. Fit-out and build programmes are typically procured in the weeks after approval. Data from public council planning registers.