Hill Top Farm Farmhouse St Helens Road Rainford St Helens WA11 7QX

1. 8 Jul 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 3 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 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. 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.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that St. Helens is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 7 St Helens Road Rainford St Helens WA11 7QX

  P/2023/0009/CLP Submitted 11 Jan 2023 0m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 St Helens Road Rainford St Helens WA11 7QX

  P/2023/0428/HHFP Submitted 18 Jul 2023 65m away

  Single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing extension, porch canopy to side and amendments to front elevation (amended proposal).

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 20 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Foot Of The Hill Farm Mill Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8LN

  P/2025/0241/FUL Submitted 27 Mar 2025 183m away

  Conversion of the existing storage outbuilding to create 1no self-contained living accommodation with studio and office space.

  Withdrawn Full applications 26 docs

• 1 Foot Of The Hill Farm Mill Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8LN

  P/2026/0125/FUL Submitted 9 Mar 2026 183m away

  Conversion of existing storage outbuilding to create self-contained granny annex and film/photography studio and office.

  Granted Full applications 23 docs

• Hill Foot Barn Mill Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8LN

  C/2026/0095/CON Submitted 1 Jun 2026 193m away

  Discharge of Condition 6 (Landscaping) on approval P/2025/0380/HHFP.

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Hill Foot Barn Mill Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 8LN

  P/2025/0380/HHFP Submitted 24 Jun 2025 201m away

  Single storey side extension to existing annex.

  Granted Householder Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic