Planning application
1 Foot Of The Hill Farm Mill Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8LN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing storage outbuilding to create self-contained granny annex and film/photography studio and office.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0125/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0125/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rainford Ward
- Parish
- Rainford Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA11 8LN
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2025/0241/FUL Withdrawn
1 Foot Of The Hill Farm Mill Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8LN
Conversion of the existing storage outbuilding to create 1no self-contained living accommodation with studio and office space.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by St. Helens
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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21 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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RJG Architecture LTD Agent, an architecture practice
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St. Helens granted permission on 7 July 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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