P/2023/0084/CLP

1. 1 Feb 2023

   Received by St. Helens

2. 16 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 21 Jul 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

• P/2023/0049/HHFP Granted

  97 Mooreway Rainhill St Helens L35 6PD

  Single storey front, side and rear wraparound extension

  30 Jan 2023 45m away Householder
• P/2022/0181/HHFP Granted

  26 Bartholomew Close Rainhill St Helens L35 6QA

  Garage conversion and new front porch.

  14 Mar 2022 181m away Householder
• P/2024/0599/TPO Granted

  93 Mooreway Rainhill St Helens L35 6PD

  Works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order for 1no horse chestnut tree for reduction of 20 to 25% of canopy volume.

  25 Nov 2024 199m away Trees
• P/2023/0446/HHFP Granted

  12 Whitmoor Close Rainhill St Helens L35 6PQ

  Single storey front porch extension.

  31 Jul 2023 234m away Householder
• P/2025/0386/HHFP Granted

  16 Oak Meadows Court Rainhill St Helens L35 6QD

  Conversion of existing integral garage to habitable room.

  10 Jun 2025 245m away Householder
• C/2025/0120/CON Awaiting decision

  Ashfield Norlands Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NR

  Discharge of conditions 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), 6 (Construction Method Statement), 8 (Drainage), 9 (Drainage), 11 (External Materials), 12 (lighting) and 13 (Method Statement for Swallow and Other Nesting Bird Species) on approval P/2025/0265/S73.

  22 Oct 2025 371m away Conditions

• P/2026/0363/CLP Withdrawn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