472 Sutton Heath Road St Helens WA9 5HU

1. 11 May 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 23 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Grant

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St. Helens granted permission on 23 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.

• 324 Elephant Lane St Helens WA9 5HQ

  P/2024/0008/CLP Submitted 23 Dec 2023 50 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Emmanuel Church Elephant Lane St Helens WA9 5EP

  C/2020/0054/CON Submitted 14 Jul 2020 100 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 9,10 and 12 on approval P/2019/0855/FUL.

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• Land South Of 259 Elephant Lane Elephant Lane St Helens WA9 5EP

  C/2021/0094/CON Submitted 6 Oct 2021 100 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 9 (site investigation) and 11 (electric vehicle charging point) on approval P/2019/0855/FUL.

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• Land South Of 259 Elephant Lane Elephant Lane St Helens WA9 5EP

  A/2020/0024/NMA Submitted 10 Jul 2020 100 yards away

  Non material amendment to approval P/2019/0855/FUL to alter design

  Granted Amendments 9 docs

• 19 Clare Close St Helens Merseyside WA9 5HS

  P/2017/0166/CLP Submitted 10 Feb 2017 150 yards away

  Single storey rear extension.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 21 Clare Close St Helens Merseyside WA9 5HS

  P/2016/0872/HHFP Submitted 28 Nov 2016 150 yards away

  Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 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