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Land To The North Of Blundells Lane Rainhill St Helens

Refused St. Helens P/2026/0202/FUL Full Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Part retrospective application for the erection of fencing and to change of use of land to a Gypsy/Traveller site for 10 individual family pitches, including space for static caravans and tourers to meet each individual family.

As published by the council, reference P/2026/0202/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2026/0202/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Decided
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Rainhill Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2026

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Mark Simmonds Planning Services Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Gainsborough

Active · incorporated 2014 · Gainsborough

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Documents

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

93 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St. Helens refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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