P/2025/0261/CLP

1. 14 Apr 2025

   Received by St. Helens

2. 28 Apr 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 May 2025

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 21 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/2022/0182/FUL Granted

  St Helens College Technology Campus Site Waterside St Helens WA9 1TT

  Relocation of animal enclosures and reconfiguration of the main car park, including the creation of a new area of car park to the north.

  28 Feb 2022 99m away Full applications
• P/2021/1023/FUL Granted

  St Helens College Technology Campus Waterside St Helens WA9 1TT

  Change of use from learning and non-residential institution (Use Class F1(a)) to office use (Use Class E(g)(i))

  25 Nov 2021 129m away Full applications
• P/2022/0237/FP3 Granted

  Ravenhead Greenway Country Park St Helens

  Provision of handrail to disused canal section.

  11 Mar 2022 234m away Full applications
• P/2026/0375/HHFP Awaiting decision

  117 Woodville Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1ET

  Erection of a part two storey part single storey rear extension.

  7 Jul 2026 244m away Householder

• P/2026/0363/CLP Withdrawn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