Planning application
Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Dwelling has been occupied for residential purposes since it was constructed and then for a continuous period of in excess of 10 years by persons who were not solely or mainly employed in the locality in agriculture or forestry.
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0287/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0287/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 8 Jun 2024
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2024
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2024
- Ward
- Rainford Ward
- Parish
- Rainford Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA11 8QX
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2026/0283/HHFP Decided
Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX
Demolition of existing garage and erection of front porch and single storey side extension
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P/2024/0187/S73 Granted
Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX
Removal of condition 5 (Occupation) from approval H111719.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2024
Received by St. Helens
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30 Jul 2024
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
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St. Helens granted permission on 30 July 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.
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A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX
Removal of condition 5 (Occupation) from approval H111719.
Granted Amendments 9 docs -
Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX
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Demolition of existing garage and erection of front porch and single storey side extension
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