Planning application
20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP
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 childrens home for 2no young people and 2no live in carers.
As published by the council, reference P/2020/0778/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2020/0778/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 22 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2020
- Ward
- Rainhill Ward
- Parish
- Rainhill Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- L35 0NP
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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A/2024/0002/NMA Granted
20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP
Non-material amendment to planning permission P/2021/0965/FUL to change the ages of children living in residential childrens home (Class C2).
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P/2021/0965/FUL Granted
20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP
Change of use of dwelling house (Class C3) to residential children's home (Class C2)
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P/2021/0639/CLP Refused
20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a childrens home for 2no young persons.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2020
Received by St. Helens
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27 Oct 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Dec 2020
Decision issued: Refuse
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
45 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a childrens home for 2no young persons.
Refused Lawful development 46 docs -
20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP
Change of use of dwelling house (Class C3) to residential children's home (Class C2)
Granted Full applications 70 docsDomestic -
20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP
Non-material amendment to planning permission P/2021/0965/FUL to change the ages of children living in residential childrens home (Class C2).
Granted Amendments 4 docs -
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