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96 Sandhurst Road Rainhill St Helens L35 8NQ

Refused St. Helens P/2022/0455/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from dwelling (C3) to Childrens Home (C2) for 1no young person.

As published by the council, reference P/2022/0455/CLP

Application record

Reference
P/2022/0455/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
1 Jul 2022
Validated
6 Jul 2022
Decided
12 Sep 2022
Ward
Rainhill Ward
Parish
Rainhill Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
L35 8NQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • P/2022/0701/FUL Granted

    96 Sandhurst Road Rainhill St Helens L35 8NQ

    Change of use from dwelling (C3) to Childrens Home (C2) for 1no young person

    Decided 8 Dec 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2022

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 6 Jul 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Sep 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St. Helens refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 96 Sandhurst Road Rainhill St Helens L35 8NQ

    P/2022/0701/FUL Submitted 4 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Change of use from dwelling (C3) to Childrens Home (C2) for 1no young person

    Granted Full applications 23 docs
    Domestic
  • 92 Holt Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 8NH

    P/2020/0731/HHPA Submitted 6 Oct 2020 100 yards away

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    Decided Prior approval Extension 3 docs
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    P/2020/0775/HHFP Submitted 23 Oct 2020 150 yards away

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    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 6 docs
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    P/2026/0416/HHPA Submitted 14 Aug 2026 150 yards away

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    Decided Extension
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In St. Helens

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    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 17 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0464/CLP Awaiting decision

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    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0441/CLP Awaiting decision

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    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 29 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Lawful development