4 Padstow Drive Windle St Helens WA10 6EL

1. 18 Nov 2022

   Received by St. Helens

2. 12 Jan 2023

   Decision issued: Grant

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 2 Padstow Drive Windle St Helens WA10 6EL

  P/2024/0277/HHFP Submitted 31 May 2024 15m away

  Single storey rear extension with alterations to the existing side extension flat roof to a gable roof.

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 129 Bleak Hill Road Windle St Helens WA10 6DP

  P/2024/0171/TPO Submitted 2 Apr 2024 51m away

  Works to 2no sycamore trees covered by TPO.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 12 Padstow Drive Windle St Helens WA10 6EL

  P/2020/0683/FUL Submitted 11 Sep 2020 52m away

  Retain garage conversion in connection with providing dog grooming services

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• 2 Crantock Grove Windle St Helens WA10 6EJ

  P/2021/0663/HHFP Submitted 13 Jul 2021 52m away

  Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey rear extension and a single storey front extension (amended proposal).

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Bleak Hill Farmhouse Bleak Hill Road Windle St Helens WA10 6DP

  C/2021/0087/CON Submitted 22 Sep 2021 82m away

  Discharge of condition 5 (site investigation) on planning application P/2015/0026.

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Bleak Hill Farmhouse Bleak Hill Road Windle St Helens WA10 6DP

  C/2020/0079/CON Submitted 25 Sep 2020 82m away

  Discharge of condition 5 (site investigation works) on approval P/2015/0026 for plot 2 only

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• P/2026/0441/CLP Awaiting decision

  108 New Street St Helens WA9 3XG

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C4 (6-person HMO).

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0444/CLP Awaiting decision

  19 Tracy Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8PX

  Single storey side and rear extensions and garage conversion.

  29 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0439/CLP Awaiting decision

  87 Edge Street Thatto Heath St Helens WA9 5JX

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens home (C2) for 1 child

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0438/CLP Awaiting decision

  9 Chirton Close Haydock St Helens WA11 0FG

  Single storey rear extension and garage conversion.

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0421/CLP Awaiting decision

  255 Marshalls Cross Road St Helens Merseyside WA9 3DE

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6-person HMO (Use Class C4), including rear dormer and front rooflight.

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development