P/2025/0296/CLP

1. 22 May 2025

   Received by St. Helens

2. 14 Jul 2025

   Decision issued: Grant

3. 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/2025/0678/FUL Granted

  Caleb House Abbotsfield Road Bold St Helens WA9 4HU

  Erection of 3no. detached buildings consisting of 4no. general industrial units (Class B2 use) with associated parking. Creation of a new vehicular access following the removal of existing access.

  2 Dec 2025 14m away Full applications
• P/2026/0025/S73 Granted

  151 Products Abbotsfield Road Bold St Helens WA9 4HU

  Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (Tree Protection Measures), and 5 (Landscaping Scheme) on approval P/2024/0059/FUL to remove new access for construction, maintenance and emergency vehicles.

  5 Jan 2026 219m away Amendments
• EIA/2025/0002/SCREEN Decided

  St Helens Waste Recycling Ltd Abbotsfield Road Reginald Road Industrial Estate St Helens WA9 4HU

  EIA screening opinion request for development of small scale combined heat and power plant.

  12 Jun 2025 265m away Outline
• P/2023/0496/HHFP Granted

  40 Axbridge Avenue Clock Face St Helens WA9 4NT

  Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension

  4 Aug 2023 327m away Householder
• P/2026/0210/FUL Awaiting decision

  St Helens Waste Recycling & Skip Abbotsfield Road Bold St Helens

  Construction of a steel portal frame cladded buildings to house a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant and associated fuel store; together with the extension and improvement of an existing waste transfer building situated at an existing waste transfer station

  20 Apr 2026 398m away Full applications
• P/2026/0367/HHFP Awaiting decision

  175 Leach Lane Sutton Leach St Helens WA9 4PH

  Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a new single storey side extension along with re roofing of the existing side extension

  17 Apr 2026 399m 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