Planning application
Moss Nook Farm Moss Nook Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8AG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of existing land and buildings to facilitate dog paddocks, ancillary parking and reception/dog wash area [Amended description].
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0134/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0134/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Rainford Ward
- Parish
- Rainford Parish Council
- Postcode
- WA11 8AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by St. Helens
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St. Helens took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wharfe Rural Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Knutsford
Active · incorporated 2017 · Knutsford
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
49 documents on file for this application
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This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens decided full applications in a median of 127 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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