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Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX

Granted St. Helens P/2024/0287/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness: Existing

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
Granted As published: 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: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2026/0283/HHFP Granted

    Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of front porch and single storey side extension

    Decided 13 Aug 2026
  • P/2024/0187/S73 Granted

    Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX

    Removal of condition 5 (Occupation) from approval H111719.

    Decided 1 Aug 2024 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jun 2024

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 30 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

MAT DESIGN LIMITED Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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.

About lawful development applications

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

Within 0.3 miles

  • Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX

    P/2024/0187/S73 Submitted 3 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    Removal of condition 5 (Occupation) from approval H111719.

    Granted Amendments 9 docs

  • Rowan Croft Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX

    P/2026/0283/HHFP Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of front porch and single storey side extension

    Granted Extension Demolition
    Small domestic

  • Guild Hall Farm Gores Lane Crank St Helens WA11 8QX

    P/2023/0426/AGRPA Submitted 14 Jul 2023 150 yards away

    Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural building.

    Granted Prior approval 8 docs

  • Alderley Farmhouse Alder Lane Crank St Helens WA11 7SH

    P/2025/0694/FUL Submitted 25 Nov 2025 0.3 miles away

    Change of use of existing rear barn to form ancillary residential accommodation, erection of a glazed link connecting the barn to the main farmhouse, demolition of existing conservatory and construction of an infill side extension, together with the installation of gable dormers, replacement of existing roof materials, demolition of four rear pigsties and storage building, demolition and replacement of front porch, along with associated external alterations [Amended description].

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 42 docs
    Small domestic

  • Alder Lane Farmhouse Alder Lane Crank St Helens WA11 7SH

    P/2021/0291/HHFP Submitted 23 Mar 2021 0.3 miles away

    Erection of a freestanding oak framed garage.

    Granted Householder 7 docs
    Domestic

  • Alder Lane Farmhouse Alder Lane Crank St Helens WA11 7SH

    P/2023/0029/HHFP Submitted 28 Dec 2022 0.3 miles away

    Demolition of the existing garage and the installation of a new timber frame garage.

    Refused Householder Demolition 9 docs
    Domestic

In St. Helens

  • P/2026/0537/CLP Awaiting decision

    1 Firefly Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8TF

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.

    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0534/CLP Awaiting decision

    31 Beacon Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7HF

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer.

    Received 9 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0513/CLP Awaiting decision

    46 Smock Lane Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0SN

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0523/CLP Awaiting decision

    50 Junction Lane St Helens WA9 3JN

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 4 person HMO (C4).

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • P/2026/0397/CLP Withdrawn

    143 Woodlands Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 9AG

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens home (C2) for up to 2no children.

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Lawful development