Planning application
Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of ground mounted solar panels
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0485/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0485/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 12 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Rainford Ward
- Parish
- Rainford Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA11 7JT
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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C/2025/0088/CONBNG Granted
Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT
Discharge of BNG condition on application P/2024/0485/FUL.
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C/2025/0058/CON Granted
Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT
Discharge conditions 3 (Landscaping Plan) and 4 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) on approval P/2024/0485/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2024
Received by St. Helens
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17 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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C/2025/0088/CONBNG Granted
Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT
Discharge of BNG condition on application P/2024/0485/FUL.
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C/2025/0058/CON Granted
Bridge Farm News Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7JT
Discharge conditions 3 (Landscaping Plan) and 4 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) on approval P/2024/0485/FUL.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Chester
21 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 71% granted
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St. Helens granted permission on 9 January 2025, 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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