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The Cottage Chapel Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NX

Refused St. Helens P/2025/0250/HHFP Householder Planning Application

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Two storey side extension with alterations to front porch and removal of rear porch.

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0250/HHFP

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0250/HHFP
Type
Householder Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
7 Apr 2025
Validated
16 Apr 2025
Decided
11 Jun 2025
Ward
Rainhill Ward
Parish
Rainhill Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
L35 6NX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2025

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 16 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Jun 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About householder applications

How this application type works

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

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