P/2022/0310/CLP

1. 3 May 2022

   Received by St. Helens

2. 28 Jun 2022

   Decision issued: Refuse

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• P/2021/1019/HHFP Granted

  93 Mulberry Avenue St Helens Merseyside WA10 4DQ

  Demolition of existing car port and the erection of single storey side and rear extension.

  23 Nov 2021 40m away Householder
• C/2022/0066/CON Granted

  Former Eccleston Fire Station Millfields St Helens WA10 4QF

  Discharge of conditions 3 (phase 1 & 2 site investigation report and risk assessment) and 4 (facing materials) on approval P/2021/0917/FUL.

  1 Jul 2022 190m away Conditions
• P/2022/0442/FUL Granted

  Early Learners Nursery Mill Brow Eccleston St Helens WA10 4QG

  Single storey rear extension

  1 Jul 2022 267m away Full applications
• P/2022/0417/HHFP Refused

  18D Willow Road St Helens Merseyside WA10 4AQ

  Creation of 2no front dormers and alterations to existing bow window (amended proposal).

  22 Jun 2022 312m away Householder
• P/2022/0336/CLP Granted

  18D Willow Road St Helens Merseyside WA10 4AQ

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer window, and 3no skylights to the front of the property (amended proposal).

  16 May 2022 312m away Lawful development
• P/2021/0414/FUL Refused

  Land Adjacent To 35 Mill Brow Eccleston St Helens WA10 4QG

  Erection of 1no detached 3 bed dwelling with associated external works on site adjacent to 35 Mill Brow.

  26 Apr 2021 320m away Full applications

• P/2026/0363/CLP Withdrawn

  38 Thornton Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9GZ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.

  13 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0377/CLP Awaiting decision

  Springvale 2 Reeds Brow Rainford St Helens WA11 8PB

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey outbuilding.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0302/CLP Granted

  Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School Rufford Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8JX

  Single storey front infill extension to form a new entrance lobby.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0373/CLP Awaiting decision

  34 Garston Crescent Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8NR

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer clad in tile.

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0371/CLP Awaiting decision

  Flat At Cowley Vaults 50 Cooper Street St Helens WA10 2BH

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

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development