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14 Moss Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7QD

Refused St. Helens P/2020/0578/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a children's home for 3no young persons.

As published by the council, reference P/2020/0578/CLP

Application record

Reference
P/2020/0578/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
18 Aug 2020
Validated
18 Aug 2020
Decided
13 Oct 2020
Ward
Rainford Ward
Parish
Windle Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA11 7QD

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • P/2022/0443/S73 Granted

    14 Moss Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7QD

    Variation of condition 3 (residents) on approval P/2021/0563/S73

    Decided 11 Jan 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2020

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 13 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

RAL Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Southport

Active · incorporated 2001 · Southport

21 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 72% granted

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Documents

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

28 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St. Helens refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 14 Moss Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7QD

    P/2022/0443/S73 Submitted 30 Jun 2022 50 yards away

    Variation of condition 3 (residents) on approval P/2021/0563/S73

    Granted Amendments 16 docs

  • 8 Moss Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7QD

    P/2025/0223/HHFP Submitted 27 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    First floor side extension and external alterations (Resubmission P/2024/0494/HHFP).

    Refused Householder Extension 7 docs
    Domestic

  • 8 Moss Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7QD

    P/2025/0549/HHFP Submitted 2 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    First floor side extension

    Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
    Domestic

  • 10 Moss Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7QD

    P/2023/0459/HHFP Submitted 4 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Two storey rear extension, hipped roof over existing flat roof extension and new garage to side, following removal of existing single storey side and rear extensions. New hardstanding and landscaping.

    Granted Householder Extension 22 docs
    Small domestic

  • 8 Moss Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7QD

    P/2024/0494/HHFP Submitted 30 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    First floor side extension.

    Refused Householder Extension 7 docs
    Domestic

  • 10 Moss Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7QD

    P/2023/0094/CLP Submitted 17 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of new garage / workshop.

    Granted Lawful development Demolition 6 docs

In St. Helens

  • P/2026/0537/CLP Awaiting decision

    1 Firefly Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8TF

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.

    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0534/CLP Awaiting decision

    31 Beacon Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7HF

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer.

    Received 9 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0513/CLP Awaiting decision

    46 Smock Lane Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0SN

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0523/CLP Awaiting decision

    50 Junction Lane St Helens WA9 3JN

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 4 person HMO (C4).

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0397/CLP Withdrawn

    143 Woodlands Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 9AG

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens home (C2) for up to 2no children.

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Lawful development