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

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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

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

  P/2022/0801/FUL Submitted 22 Nov 2022 42m 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 77m 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 222m 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 113 docs
  Major scheme

• Land North Of Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens

  P/2025/0556/OUP Submitted 30 Sep 2025 253m 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 119 docs
  Major scheme

• 77 Gorsey Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4XA

  P/2026/0201/HHFP Submitted 10 Apr 2026 371m 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 379m 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/2026/0443/FUL Awaiting decision

  Windlehurst Lodge Hard Lane St Helens WA10 6LA

  Change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential care home) for use of up to 3no children.

  28 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0155/FUL Granted

  19 - 21 George Street St Helens WA10 1DA

  Re-instatement of partially demolished building along with single storey rear extension; Change of use of ground floor to funeral directors and the formation of 2no new flats at first and second floor level.

  19 Mar 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0436/FUL Awaiting decision

  Rainford Tennis Club 30A Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE

  Installation of 2no covered padel courts with floodlighting, repositioning of 2no pickleball courts, repositioning and alterations of existing 4no tennis courts and associated works.

  26 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0432/FUL Awaiting decision

  25 Ormskirk Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1BQ

  Change of use from drinking establishment (sui generis) to betting office (sui generis). Alterations to shop front and external changes.

  26 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0428/FUL Awaiting decision

  56 - 58 Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1QJ

  Change of use from drinking establishment (Sui Generis use) into 2no separate Class E units to the ground floor. Part two-storey/part first floor rear extension and conversion of first floor to office (Class E). Alterations to shop front and external changes.

  21 Aug 2026 Full applications