P/2026/0333/CLP

1. 22 Jun 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

This application is with St. Helens for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• P/2022/0073/FP3 Granted

  Eaves Primary School Eaves Lane St Helens WA9 3UB

  Installation of a MUGA pitch on the playing field.

  27 Jan 2022 137m away Full applications
• P/2021/1073/HHFP Granted

  25 Stirling Crescent St Helens WA9 3TY

  Part two storey/part first floor side extension with porch to front.

  15 Dec 2021 162m away Householder
• P/2021/1053/HHFP Granted

  102 Stirling Crescent St Helens WA9 3UA

  Extension at first floor above front garage and reconfiguration of front porch to include pitched roof.

  9 Dec 2021 210m away Householder
• P/2025/0357/HHFP Granted

  34 Yew Tree Avenue St Helens Merseyside WA9 3XA

  Single storey rear extension.

  5 Jun 2025 213m away Householder
• P/2026/0296/HHFP Granted

  2 Yew Tree Avenue St Helens WA9 3XA

  Retention of a boundary fence and gates.

  3 Jun 2026 252m away Householder
• C/2026/0035/CON Granted

  Lea Green Railway Station Elton Head Road St Helens St Helens WA9 5AF

  Discharge condition 16 (Travel Plan) on approval P/2021/0232/FUL.

  21 Jan 2026 358m away Conditions

• P/2026/0363/CLP Withdrawn

  38 Thornton Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9GZ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.

  13 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0377/CLP Awaiting decision

  Springvale 2 Reeds Brow Rainford St Helens WA11 8PB

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey outbuilding.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0302/CLP Granted

  Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School Rufford Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8JX

  Single storey front infill extension to form a new entrance lobby.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0373/CLP Awaiting decision

  34 Garston Crescent Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8NR

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer clad in tile.

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0371/CLP Awaiting decision

  Flat At Cowley Vaults 50 Cooper Street St Helens WA10 2BH

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

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development