414 - 416 Leach Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4NA

1. 13 Mar 2024

   Received by St. Helens

2. 8 May 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jul 2024

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• Bold Veterinary Clinic 416 Leach Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4NA

  P/2021/0393/TPO Submitted 13 Apr 2021 4m away

  Works to multiple trees covered by a tree protection order, to prune back over hanging branches.

  Withdrawn Trees 8 docs

• 412 Leach Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4NA

  P/2023/0506/TPO Submitted 5 Sep 2023 19m away

  Works to 1no beech tree covered by TPO.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 399 Leach Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4LZ

  P/2021/0544/HHFP Submitted 3 Jun 2021 40m away

  Proposed alterations to front boundary wall and access

  Granted Householder 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 31 Beech Avenue Sutton Leach St Helens WA9 4LQ

  P/2023/0374/HHFP Submitted 15 Jun 2023 60m away

  Proposed single storey front & side extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Lynton Grove Sutton Leach St Helens WA9 4ND

  P/2021/0505/HHFP Submitted 25 May 2021 83m away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Ash Grove Sutton Leach St Helens WA9 4LH

  P/2020/0805/HHFP Submitted 6 Nov 2020 83m away

  Erection of single storey side and rear extension along with a front porch.

  Granted Householder Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• P/2026/0443/FUL Awaiting decision

  Windlehurst Lodge Hard Lane St Helens WA10 6LA

  Change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential care home) for use of up to 3no children.

  28 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0155/FUL Granted

  19 - 21 George Street St Helens WA10 1DA

  Re-instatement of partially demolished building along with single storey rear extension; Change of use of ground floor to funeral directors and the formation of 2no new flats at first and second floor level.

  19 Mar 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0436/FUL Awaiting decision

  Rainford Tennis Club 30A Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE

  Installation of 2no covered padel courts with floodlighting, repositioning of 2no pickleball courts, repositioning and alterations of existing 4no tennis courts and associated works.

  26 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0432/FUL Awaiting decision

  25 Ormskirk Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1BQ

  Change of use from drinking establishment (sui generis) to betting office (sui generis). Alterations to shop front and external changes.

  26 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0428/FUL Awaiting decision

  56 - 58 Westfield Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1QJ

  Change of use from drinking establishment (Sui Generis use) into 2no separate Class E units to the ground floor. Part two-storey/part first floor rear extension and conversion of first floor to office (Class E). Alterations to shop front and external changes.

  21 Aug 2026 Full applications