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Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ

Granted St. Helens P/2024/0209/S73 Section 73 - Removal/Variation of Condit

Works: Demolition

Relates to P/2023/0176/FUL

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference P/2024/0209/S73

Application record

Reference
P/2024/0209/S73
Type
Section 73 - Removal/Variation of Condit
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
9 Apr 2024
Validated
26 Apr 2024
Decided
22 Oct 2024
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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 3 May 2025 Conditions
  • P/2023/0176/FUL Granted

    Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ

    Construction of leisure building, 2 commercial buildings, and a replacement dwelling and garage

    Decided 19 Dec 2023 Full applications
  • P/2021/0280/FUL Refused

    Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ

    Retrospective application for the erection of 1no replacement dwelling.

    Decided 13 Aug 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Apr 2024

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 26 Apr 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • P/2023/0176/FUL Granted

    Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ

    Construction of leisure building, 2 commercial buildings, and a replacement dwelling and garage

    Decided 19 Dec 2023 Full applications

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 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.

    Submitted 3 May 2025 Conditions

Who's behind it

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MSA Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 1989 · London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

33 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 22 October 2024, 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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ

    C/2025/0044/CON Submitted 3 May 2025 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jul

    Discharge of condition 4(materials) on approval P/2024/0209/S73.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs

  • Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ

    P/2023/0176/FUL Submitted 13 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Construction of leisure building, 2 commercial buildings, and a replacement dwelling and garage

    Granted Full applications 131 docs
    Domestic

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    Withdrawn Full applications 68 docs

  • Rainford Reservoir Higher Lane Rainford St Helens

    C/2025/0022/CON Submitted 26 Feb 2025 150 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 4 (Method Statement), 5 (Verification and Audit Strategy), & 10 (Habitat Management Plan) on approval P/2024/0191/FUL.

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    P/2024/0191/FUL Submitted 8 Jan 2024 150 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 53 docs

  • Fire Clay Farm Higher Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8NQ

    P/2021/0280/FUL Submitted 22 Mar 2021 150 yards away

    Retrospective application for the erection of 1no replacement dwelling.

    Refused Full applications 32 docs
    Domestic

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