P/2022/0484/CLP

1. 13 Jul 2022

   Received by St. Helens

2. 7 Sep 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/2023/0027/HHFP Refused

  140 Mill Lane Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8BS

  Proposed rear dormer extension with alterations to roof from hip to gable along with raising of ridge height by 400mm.

  19 Jan 2023 106m away Householder
• C/2020/0035/CON Granted

  1 Whitefield Avenue Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8BY

  Discharge of conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 on approval P/2016/0570/FUL.

  7 May 2020 140m away Conditions
• P/2025/0329/HHFP Granted

  11 Pennington Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8BA

  Roof alterations combining and simplifying current (2025) and extant planning approval (2017) lowering main roof than approved, with a smaller rear dormer than was approved in 2017 and omission of front dormer approved in 2025.

  2 Jun 2025 153m away Householder
• P/2022/0429/S73 Granted

  8 Newton Park Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8DP

  Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) on approval P/2021/0737/HHFP to reduce the size of the side extension and changes to the rear doors and windows

  10 Jun 2022 189m away Amendments
• P/2022/0575/FUL Refused

  Land West Of Mill Lane Newton Le Willows St Helens

  Residential development for 99 dwellings including access, associated works and landscaping

  24 May 2022 229m away Full applications
• P/2022/0283/HHFP Granted

  2 Owlsfield Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8BB

  Part single, part two storey rear extension.

  19 Apr 2022 260m away Householder

• P/2026/0363/CLP Withdrawn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