Wood Cottage Blundells Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NB

1. 8 May 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 25 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Grant

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St. Helens granted permission on 25 June 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Clough Mill Blundells Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6ND

  P/2019/0812/OUP Submitted 30 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  Redevelopment of the site to provide 10 houses via a private road - Renewal of planning permission P/2016/0193/OUP.

  Granted Outline 38 docs
  Major scheme

• Blundells Hill Golf Club Blundells Lane Rainhill St Helens L35 6NA

  P/2023/0172/TPO Submitted 14 Mar 2023 300 yards away

  Removal of 8no sycamore trees due to poor condition, and replace with 8no mountain ash trees.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Land To The North Of Blundells Lane Rainhill St Helens

  P/2026/0202/FUL Submitted 7 Apr 2026 400 yards away

  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.

  Refused Full applications 93 docs

• Land At Whiston Woods Rainhill St Helens

  P/2025/0143/FUL Submitted 20 Feb 2025 0.3 miles away

  Change of use of land to cemetery (sui generis), incorporating burial and memorial plots, with associated roads, footpaths, parking areas, drainage infrastructure, landscaping, and other associated works.

  Granted Full applications 283 docs

• P/2026/0559/CLP Awaiting decision

  FC St Helens Windleshaw Road Dentons Green St Helens WA10 6TE

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed replacement of current grass pitch with artificial grass pitch, and installation of minor new drainage system associated with new playing surface.

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0537/CLP Awaiting decision

  1 Firefly Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8TF

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0534/CLP Awaiting decision

  31 Beacon Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7HF

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer.

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0513/CLP Awaiting decision

  46 Smock Lane Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0SN

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0523/CLP Decided

  50 Junction Lane St Helens WA9 3JN

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 4 person HMO (C4).

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Lawful development