French Fields Development Site Gorsey Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4FU

1. 20 May 2021

   Received by St. Helens

2. 21 May 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Apr 2022

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St. Helens granted permission on 22 April 2022, 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land Adjacent To 201 Gorsey Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4FU

  P/2022/0801/FUL Submitted 22 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Erection of 1no detached dwelling.

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 37 docs
  Domestic

• Land Adjacent To 201 Gorsey Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4FU

  P/2026/0002/FUL Submitted 21 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Erection of 1no dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 54 docs
  Domestic

• Land At Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens

  P/2025/0674/OUP Submitted 11 Dec 2025 250 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~5 Feb

  Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved other than access) for the development for up to 220 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works.

  Awaiting decision Outline 116 docs
  Major scheme

• Land North Of Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens

  P/2025/0556/OUP Submitted 30 Sep 2025 300 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov

  Outline planning application for the erection of up to 212no dwellings with open space, landscaping, and access. All matters reserved except for means of access. [Amended description].

  Awaiting decision Outline 123 docs
  Major scheme

• 77 Gorsey Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4XA

  P/2026/0201/HHFP Submitted 10 Apr 2026 400 yards away

  Creation of oak-framed car canopy to existing driveway.

  Refused Householder 8 docs
  Domestic

• 20 Crawford Street Clock Face St Helens WA9 4XQ

  P/2022/0103/HHPA Submitted 16 Feb 2022 400 yards away

  Prior approval for a single storey rear extension projecting 3.73m from the rear, 3.79m max height and 2.55m at the eaves.

  Decided Prior approval Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• P/2026/0536/FUL Awaiting decision

  47 Leach Lane Sutton Leach St Helens WA9 4PX

  Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to children's care home (C2) for 2no children.

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0519/FUL Awaiting decision

  Pavement Fronting 25 College Street St Helens WA10 1TF

  Installation of 1no. black digital communications kiosk, defibrillator and ancillary advertisement.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications
• P/2025/0522/FUL Granted

  Horseshoe Hotel Derbyshire Hill Road St Helens WA9 2LJ

  Change of use from public house (Sui Generis) to convenience store (Class E), with single storey extension following removal of existing extension and alterations to the building.

  Received 12 Sep, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0531/FUL Awaiting decision

  25 - 27 Market Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9BQ

  Change of use from betting office (Sui Generis) to shop (Class E(a)) on ground floor. Alterations to the shopfront and a new doorway at front. Change of use from vacant ancillary accommodation associated with ground floor use to two serviced accommodation (Class C1).

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0529/FUL Awaiting decision

  Land Off Bromilow Road And To The Rear Of Meadow Lane St Helens WA9 3AE

  Proposed replacement of existing boundary treatments with secure wire mesh fencing.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications