Smithy Cottage Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 6PF

1. 12 Nov 2020

   Received by St. Helens

2. 7 Jan 2021

   Decision issued: Grant

3. 4 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Heritage applications concern listed buildings and conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for works, inside or out, that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without consent is a criminal offence. The council weighs harm to the heritage asset against any public benefit of the proposal.

More on heritage and listed buildings applications in our guide

• 16 Oak Meadows Court Rainhill St Helens L35 6QD

  P/2025/0386/HHFP Submitted 10 Jun 2025 30m away

  Conversion of existing integral garage to habitable room.

  Granted Householder 10 docs
  Domestic

• The Manor Farm Mill Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NE

  P/2023/0213/FUL Submitted 30 Mar 2023 121m away

  Erection of 16 ultra-rapid electric vehicle charge points, substation and associated electrical infrastructure.

  Granted Full applications 37 docs

• The Manor Farm Mill Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NE

  P/2023/0214/LBC Submitted 30 Mar 2023 121m away

  Listed Building Consent for the erection of 16 ultra-rapid electric vehicle charge points, substation and associated electrical infrastructure

  Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 22 docs

• Land To North Of 11 Fawley Road Rainhill St Helens

  P/2026/0180/FUL Submitted 26 Mar 2026 130m away

  Change of use of land to residential garden and erection of a 1.8m timber boundary fence on the land adjacent to the residential curtilage of 11 Fawley Road.

  Granted Full applications 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Mill Hey Rainhill St Helens L35 6DB

  P/2024/0306/OUP Submitted 29 May 2024 141m away

  Outline planning (access applied for only with all other matters reserved) for the erection of 2no. detached dwellings with associated garden curtilages, parking and modifications to access.

  Granted Outline 51 docs

• 828 Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 6PE

  P/2020/0650/HHFP Submitted 26 Aug 2020 156m away

  Erection of 1.5m high fence on top of existing sandstone wall.

  Granted Householder 20 docs
  Small domestic

• P/2026/0445/LBC Awaiting decision

  57 Rainford Road Windle St Helens WA10 6DD

  Replacement of front entrance door.

  26 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2026/0172/LBC Granted

  Scythe Stone Delph Farmhouse Maggots Nook Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8PJ

  Single storey rear extension incorporating the replacement of an existing rear window with a new doorway along with the relocation of an existing doorway to the garden store.

  29 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2026/0334/LBC Decided

  Fairbrothers Farmhouse 68 Crow Lane East Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9UY

  Listed building consent for installation of fibre-optic broadband infrastructure.

  18 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2026/0325/LBC Decided

  The Mansion House City Road St Helens WA10 2UE

  Replacement and upgrade of an existing heating system including installation of two Ideal Evomax 40 wall-mounted boilers within the existing plant area.

  11 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2026/0282/LBC Awaiting decision

  Birchley Hall Birchley Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7QJ

  Listed building consent for change of use of ground floor annex building from nursing home (Class C2) to doctors surgery (Class E(e)).

  27 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings