Parr Street Bridge Over Railway Parr Street St Helens

1. 22 Apr 2022

   Received by St. Helens

2. 14 Jul 2022

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Grant

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St. Helens granted permission on 14 July 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Wolverhampton House Parr Street St Helens WA9 1JS

  P/2025/0478/FUL Submitted 18 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Partial demolition of Wolverhampton House, retention of the facade and erection of a part 4, part 8 storey hotel building (Use Class C1) with a flexible use ground floor (Class E and / or Sui Generis) car parking, external green space and associated works.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 99 docs

• 19 - 21 George Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1DA

  P/2020/0479/FUL Submitted 13 Jul 2020 150 yards away

  Change of use of vacant music shop to mixed use restaurant and bar venue, with rear extension and re-modelling works together with new front awning.

  Granted Full applications Extension 28 docs

• Raven Lodge 113 Church Street St Helens WA10 1AJ

  P/2020/0111/DCA Submitted 4 Feb 2020 150 yards away

  Demolition of former public house in a Conservation Area.

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 47 docs

• Raven Lodge 113 Church Street St Helens WA10 1AJ

  P/2019/0870/OUP Submitted 20 Nov 2019 150 yards away

  Outline application with appearance reserved for proposed multi-storey apartment block for up to 58 apartments.

  Refused Outline New dwelling 87 docs
  Major scheme

• Raven Lodge 113 Church Street St Helens WA10 1AJ

  C/2026/0058/CON Submitted 16 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Discharge condition 24 (programme of archaeological works) on application P/2025/0538/FUL.

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• 2 Watts Clift Way St Helens WA9 1JL

  A/2024/0049/NMA Submitted 19 Dec 2024 150 yards away

  Non-material amendment to application P/2024/0057/FUL, including amendments to external façade, roof layout and external arrangements of wider site.

  Granted Amendments 13 docs

• P/2026/0284/O2DPA Granted

  22 - 24 Willow Bank Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 0DQ

  Prior approval for change of use of existing office building (Class E) to 1no dwellinghouse (Class C3).

  Received 28 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• P/2026/0234/DEMPA Withdrawn

  Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  Prior approval for the demolition of a two storey former café building, one storey former car auction unit, terrace of single storey former industrial units, former residential property and outbuildings, former petrol filling station and one storey former retail unit

  Received 1 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• P/2026/0230/S2DPA Decided

  121 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PD

  Prior approval for change of use of property from ground floor hairdressers (E) and first floor flat (C3) to a single dwellinghouse (C3).

  Received 5 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• P/2026/0249/HHPA Decided

  10A Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HR

  Prior approval for a single storey rear extension projecting 4.02m from the rear, 3.92m overall height and 2.39m at the eaves.

  Received 13 May, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P/2026/0209/HHPA Decided

  16 Renfrew Avenue St Helens Merseyside WA11 9RL

  Prior approval for a single storey rear extension projecting 3.7m from the rear, 2.8m overall height and 2.6m at the eaves.

  Received 7 Apr, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Prior approval