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Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

Granted St. Helens P/2022/0461/FUL Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

The erection of 307 dwellings with associated access, public open space, sustainable urban drainage systems and other infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference P/2022/0461/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2022/0461/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
28 Jun 2022
Validated
8 Jul 2022
Decided
23 May 2024
Ward
Rainford Ward
Parish
Rainford Parish Council
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 7 applications since 2022: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2025/0628/ADC Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Consent to display additional signage at site.

    Decided 13 Jan 2026 Advertising
  • C/2025/0063/CON Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge condition 16 (bus stop scheme) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 25 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • A/2025/0015/NMA Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Non material amendment to the position of the affordable dwellings and alterations to the path in Dial House Wood in relation to planning permission reference: P/2022/0461/FUL

    Decided 11 Aug 2025 Amendments
  • C/2024/0143/CON Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge condition 23 (play area) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 11 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • A/2024/0043/NMA Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Non-material amendment to application P/2022/0461/FUL to reflect minor changes to the approved drawings

    Decided 11 Apr 2025 Amendments
  • P/2024/0476/ADC Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Consent to display 1no v stack advertising, 2no monolith signs, 1no swing sign and 9no flag poles.

    Decided 14 Nov 2024 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jun 2022

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 8 Jul 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 May 2024

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

15+ later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • C/2026/0069/CON Awaiting decision

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens St Helens

    Partial discharge of condition 10 (afforable housing) on application P/2022/0461/FUL, relating to parts c), d) and e)

    Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • C/2025/0063/CON Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge condition 16 (bus stop scheme) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 25 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • A/2025/0015/NMA Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Non material amendment to the position of the affordable dwellings and alterations to the path in Dial House Wood in relation to planning permission reference: P/2022/0461/FUL

    Decided 11 Aug 2025 Amendments
  • C/2025/0007/CON Granted

    Rookery Farm Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8EQ

    Discharge condition 7 (pump station & substation) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 5 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • C/2024/0156/CON Granted

    Rookery Farm Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8EQ

    Discharge of condition 8(cycle/bin stores) in relation to plots 85-88, 111-114, 134-137, 140-148, 149-152, 211-219, 220-223 on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 17 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • C/2024/0143/CON Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge condition 23 (play area) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 11 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • C/2024/0139/CON Granted

    Land Off Higher Lane & Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge condition 11 (Local Employment Scheme) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 1 Sep 2026
  • A/2024/0043/NMA Granted

    Land Opposite 55 To 85 Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Non-material amendment to application P/2022/0461/FUL to reflect minor changes to the approved drawings

    Decided 11 Apr 2025 Amendments
  • C/2024/0121/CON Granted

    Land Off Higher Lane & Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge of condition 20 (arboricultural impact assessment) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL. (Resubmission)

    Decided 28 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • C/2024/0109/CON Granted

    Land Off Higher Lane & Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge of condition 9(phasing plan) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 12 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • C/2024/0076/CON Granted

    Land off Higher Lane and Rookery Lane, Rainford

    Discharge of condition 17 (travel plan) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 27 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • C/2024/0071/CON Granted

    Land Off Higher Lane & Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge condition 21 (Landscape & Ecological Management Plans) on application P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 30 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • C/2024/0069/CON Granted

    Land Off Higher Lane & Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge condition 20 (tree report) of application P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 10 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • C/2024/0070/CON Granted

    Land Off Higher Lane & Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge condition 31 (demolition/construction method statement) on application P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 5 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • C/2024/0064/CON Granted

    Land Off Higher Lane & Rookery Lane Rainford St Helens

    Discharge of condition 30(drainage) on approval P/2022/0461/FUL.

    Decided 5 Dec 2024 Conditions

Documents

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

782 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 23 May 2024, 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.

About full applications

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.

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