Planning application
29 Cavan Drive Haydock St Helens WA11 0GN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use for up to 3no young adults (16-25) with care needs (C3b).
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0184/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0184/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 11 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 7 May 2025
- Ward
- Haydock Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA11 0GN
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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P/2025/0376/FUL Withdrawn
29 Cavan Drive Haydock St Helens WA11 0GN
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to care home for 2no children/young persons (Class C2).
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P/2020/0385/CLP Refused
29 Cavan Drive Haydock St Helens WA11 0GN
Use of dwelling for respite care for 16 - 25 year olds with no care needs and supported by 1 live in support worker if required and 1 other support worker (not living in) if required; maximum of 2no care leavers.
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P/2020/0273/CLP Withdrawn
29 Cavan Drive Haydock St Helens WA11 0GN
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a childrens care home for up to 2no young people.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2025
Received by St. Helens
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20 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 May 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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St. Helens refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
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