Planning application
171 Earle Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9PE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order for 2 sycamore trees
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0226/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0226/TPO
- Type
- TPO Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- Newton West Ward
- Postcode
- WA12 9PE
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2024/0487/CLP Granted
171 Earle Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9PE
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed first floor side window.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by St. Helens
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6 May 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 1 July 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 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens decided tree works applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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171 Earle Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9PE
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed first floor side window.
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Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of a side and rear extension along with front, side and rear dormers.
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94% historically approved · decision due ~17 Dec
Single storey rear extension.
Awaiting decision ExtensionSmall domestic -
10 Pickering Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9GT
Garage conversion.
Granted Householder 8 docsSmall domestic -
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Single storey rear extension.
Granted Householder Extension 9 docsSmall domestic
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P/2026/0524/TPO Awaiting decision
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P/2026/0544/TPO Awaiting decision
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P/2026/0383/TPO Granted
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Works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order for 1 beech tree (T1).
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P/2026/0390/TPO Granted
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Fell tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order for 1 sycamore tree
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P/2026/0378/TPO Granted
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Works to 4no trees at front of property under TPO.