Planning application
P/2022/0491/S2DPA
171 Ormskirk Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HR
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from commercial unit (class E) to dwelling (C3)
As published by the council, reference P/2022/0491/S2DPA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 May 2022
Received by St. Helens
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8 Jul 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Sep 2022
Decision issued: Grant
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P/2023/0078/HHPA Decided
132 Ormskirk Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HS
Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear apex extension, projecting 6m from the rear, 3.32m max height and 2.2m at the eaves.
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P/2022/0058/HHFP Granted
132 Ormskirk Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HS
Front porch with canopy roof bay window extension, and extension to the existing dropped kerb (amended proposal).
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C/2025/0113/CON Granted
19 Lords Fold Rainford St Helens WA11 8HP
Discharge conditions 4 (bat and bird boxes) and 5 (lighting) on approval P/2024/0334/FUL.
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P/2025/0058/HHFP Withdrawn
36 Potteries Way Rainford St Helens WA11 8GP
Garage conversion along with erection of a detached garage to front of property.
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C/2022/0044/CON Granted
Units 2-10 Lords Fold Rainford St Helens WA11 8HP
Partial discharge of condition 4 (site investigation/plot numbers) on approval P/2020/0580/S73.
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P/2025/0002/TPO Withdrawn
22 Harrison Drive Rainford St Helens WA11 8HZ
Works to cut back 1no poplar tree under TPO.
Other prior approval applications
In St. Helens
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P/2026/0311/S2DPA Decided
The Cutting Room 185 Windleshaw Road Dentons Green St Helens WA10 6TN
Prior approval for change of use from barber shop (E) to dwelling use (C3).
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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).
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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
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P/2026/0300/HHPA Decided
6 Syston Avenue St Helens WA11 9JJ
Prior approval for proposed apex single storey rear extension, projecting 3.26m from the rear, 3.74m max height, and 2.27m at the eaves.
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P/2026/0312/AGRPA Withdrawn
Elton Head Hall Farm Elton Head Road Rainhill St Helens WA9 5BY
Prior approval for proposed agricultural produce building.