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

1. 21 Jul 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 September 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.

This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Turks Head 49 - 51 Morley Street St Helens WA10 2DQ

  P/2025/0196/FUL Submitted 20 Mar 2025 51m away

  Conversion of existing covered beer garden to indoor seating area and a single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• Cooper Street Open Space Cooper Street St Helens

  P/2024/0069/FP3 Submitted 2 Feb 2024 72m away

  Construction of Pocket Park facility at the land bound by Cooper Street, Chapel Street and Halefield Street

  Granted Full applications 33 docs

• Cooper Street Open Space Cooper Street St Helens

  C/2024/0107/CON Submitted 30 Aug 2024 72m away

  Discharge of Condition 5 (Remediation Report) on approval P/2024/0069/FP3

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 45 North Road St Helens WA10 2TU

  C/2025/0082/CON Submitted 21 Jul 2025 154m away

  Discharge of Conditions 5 (Cycle Store), 7 (Surfacing Materials) and 11 (Bat Box) on approval P/2024/0076/FUL

  Withdrawn Conditions 10 docs

• 45 North Road St Helens WA10 2TU

  C/2024/0035/CON Submitted 22 Jan 2024 154m away

  Discharge of conditions 4 (site invesitigation), 8 (ventilation) and 12 (Reasonable Avoidance Method Statement) on approval P/2023/0261/FUL

  Granted Conditions 13 docs

• 70 Cooper Street St Helens WA10 2DP

  P/2026/0294/CLP Submitted 1 Jun 2026 161m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 6 bedroom, 6 person HMO (C4)

  Decided Lawful development
  Domestic

• P/2026/0464/CLP Awaiting decision

  580 Piele Road Haydock St Helens WA11 9TL

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of 12no EV charging bays, a substation and associated electrical equipment. Works include the installation of EV charging posts, a substation, associated electrical works and cabling, as well as improved paving and line marking. All works are located within the existing car park.

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0441/CLP Awaiting decision

  108 New Street St Helens WA9 3XG

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C4 (6-person HMO).

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0444/CLP Awaiting decision

  19 Tracy Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8PX

  Single storey side and rear extensions and garage conversion.

  29 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0439/CLP Awaiting decision

  87 Edge Street Thatto Heath St Helens WA9 5JX

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens home (C2) for 1 child

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0438/CLP Awaiting decision

  9 Chirton Close Haydock St Helens WA11 0FG

  Single storey rear extension and garage conversion.

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development