Planning application
Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of leisure building, 2 commercial buildings, and a replacement dwelling and garage
As published by the council, reference P/2023/0176/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2023/0176/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 13 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2023
- Ward
- Rainford Ward
- Parish
- Rainford Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA11 8NQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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C/2025/0044/CON Awaiting decision
Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ
Discharge of condition 4(materials) on approval P/2024/0209/S73.
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P/2024/0209/S73 Granted
Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ
Variation of condition 6 (Building Demolition for Green Belt), 13 (CEMP), 19 (Site Investigation) & 25 (Waste Management) on approval P/2023/0176/FUL to vary the wording of conditions
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P/2021/0280/FUL Refused
Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ
Retrospective application for the erection of 1no replacement dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2023
Received by St. Helens
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20 Mar 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2023
Decision issued: Grant
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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P/2024/0209/S73 Granted
Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ
Variation of condition 6 (Building Demolition for Green Belt), 13 (CEMP), 19 (Site Investigation) & 25 (Waste Management) on approval P/2023/0176/FUL to vary the wording of conditions
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St. Helens granted permission on 19 December 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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