P/2024/0604/CLP

1. 25 Nov 2024

   Received by St. Helens

2. 27 Nov 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Jan 2025

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• P/2022/0474/FUL Granted

  Land Adjacent To 33 Edgeworth Street St Helens WA9 3PT

  Erection of 1no end terraced dwelling.

  30 Jun 2022 171m away Full applications
• P/2025/0263/FUL Awaiting decision

  Land At Monastery Lane St Helens

  Residential development consisting of 69no dwellings, associated infrastructure and landscaping.

  29 Apr 2025 222m away Full applications
• C/2025/0117/CON Awaiting decision

  Former British Sidac Site Land North Of Robins Lane Sutton St Helens

  Discharge conditions 5 (external materials), 8 (highway improvement works scheme), 9 (highway improvement works scheme), 17 (contamination), 24 (invasive plant species removal) and 25 (lighting) on approval P/2023/0557/FUL.

  15 Oct 2025 247m away Conditions
• P/2023/0418/FUL Granted

  27-29 Junction Lane St Helens Merseyside WA9 3JN

  Change of Use from Beauty Salon (Sui Generis) and Tattoo Parlour (Sui Generis) to 2no. one bedroom flats (Class C3) to the ground floor with external alterations.

  13 Jul 2023 288m away Full applications
• P/2026/0364/FUL Awaiting decision

  210 Robins Lane St Helens WA9 3PQ

  Change of use of building from 6 person HMO (Class C4) to 8 person HMO (Sui Generis use) with dormer extension and rooflight.

  15 Jul 2026 298m away Full applications
• P/2023/0453/FUL Granted

  35 Junction Lane St Helens Merseyside WA9 3JN

  Ground floor shop front alteration to create access to first floor flat with loft conversion

  30 Jun 2023 301m away Full applications

• P/2026/0363/CLP Withdrawn

  38 Thornton Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9GZ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.

  13 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0377/CLP Awaiting decision

  Springvale 2 Reeds Brow Rainford St Helens WA11 8PB

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey outbuilding.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0302/CLP Granted

  Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School Rufford Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8JX

  Single storey front infill extension to form a new entrance lobby.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0373/CLP Awaiting decision

  34 Garston Crescent Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8NR

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer clad in tile.

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0371/CLP Awaiting decision

  Flat At Cowley Vaults 50 Cooper Street St Helens WA10 2BH

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

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development