90 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1JW

1. 13 Mar 2023

   Received by St. Helens

2. 5 May 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

• 79 Brynn Street St Helens WA10 1JA

  P/2024/0333/CLP Submitted 8 Jul 2024 107m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from 1no residential dwelling (C3) to a HMO (C4) for 5no occupants.

  Granted Lawful development 5 docs
  Domestic

• 44 Hardshaw Street St Helens WA10 1JN

  P/2025/0412/O2DPA Submitted 8 Jul 2025 141m away

  Prior approval for change of use from ground floor accountants office (E) to residential use to form a single dwellinghouse (C3)

  Decided Prior approval 9 docs
  Domestic

• Hardshaw House Tolver Street St Helens WA10 1GN

  P/2021/0862/FUL Submitted 17 Sep 2021 150m away

  Removal of existing upvc lantern above flat no 21 and installation of 4 no velux windows (amended description)

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 11 docs

• 21 Charles Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1LH

  P/2021/0398/FUL Submitted 21 Apr 2021 152m away

  Installation of 3 condenser units

  Refused Full applications 8 docs

• Land At Brynn Street St Helens

  P/2025/0489/FUL Submitted 19 Aug 2025 169m away

  Erection of 4no. two and a half storey terraced houses (Class C3), and 2no. three storey buildings to form 22no self-contained flats (Class C3) with associated landscaping, amenity space and car parking facilities.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 68 docs

• 32 Alfred Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1LT

  P/2021/0311/HHPA Submitted 29 Mar 2021 178m away

  Single storey rear extension projecting 4m from the rear, 3m high overall and 2.50m to the eaves.

  Decided Prior approval Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 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