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27 Chestnut Grove St Helens WA11 9EE

Refused St. Helens P/2025/0506/HHPA Householder Prior Approval

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

Prior approval for single storey rear extension, projecting 5.97m from the rear, 2.84m max height and 2.33m at the eaves

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0506/HHPA

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0506/HHPA
Type
Householder Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refuse
Received
3 Sep 2025
Validated
8 Sep 2025
Decided
20 Oct 2025
Ward
Moss Bank Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WA11 9EE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2025

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 8 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refuse

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Agent on file, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

8 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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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In St. Helens

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  • P/2026/0249/HHPA Decided

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  • P/2026/0209/HHPA Decided

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  • P/2026/0189/HHPA Decided

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