Planning application
The Stables Pasture Lane Business Centre Pasture Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8PU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from a office (Class E) to a Learning institution (class F1) (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0040/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0040/CLP
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Rainford Ward
- Parish
- Rainford Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA11 8PU
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2026/0040/FUL Granted
The Stables Pasture Lane Business Centre Pasture Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8PU
Change of use from a office (Class E) to a Learning institution (class F1) (retrospective)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by St. Helens
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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St. Helens granted permission on 18 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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