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Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT

Granted St. Helens P/2020/0387/FUL Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conversion of existing barn to heritage centre with associated parking and external alterations

As published by the council, reference P/2020/0387/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2020/0387/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
17 Mar 2020
Validated
8 Jun 2020
Decided
3 Aug 2020
Ward
Rainford Ward
Parish
Rainford Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA11 7JT

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • C/2025/0088/CONBNG Granted

    Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT

    Discharge of BNG condition on application P/2024/0485/FUL.

    Decided 25 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • C/2025/0058/CON Granted

    Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT

    Discharge conditions 3 (Landscaping Plan) and 4 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) on approval P/2024/0485/FUL.

    Decided 25 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • P/2024/0485/FUL Granted

    Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT

    Installation of ground mounted solar panels

    Decided 9 Jan 2025 Full applications
  • P/2022/0239/FUL Granted

    Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT

    Conversion of agricultural building to dwelling with new front porch and external alterations

    Decided 30 May 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Mar 2020

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 8 Jun 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Aug 2020

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Mark Cowing Architect Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 3 August 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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