53 Holly Crescent Rainford St Helens WA11 8ET

1. 12 Aug 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 4 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 October 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.

• 71 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8EZ

  P/2023/0386/HHFP Submitted 27 Jun 2023 72m away

  Alterations to front access for 1no off-road parking space including new kerb crossing, alterations to front wall and removal of 2no trees from side garden.

  Granted Householder Trees 8 docs
  Domestic

• 83 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8EZ

  P/2021/0931/COT Submitted 11 Aug 2021 83m away

  Works to tree in a conservation area - T1 Sycamore - 2m crown reduction.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 69 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8EZ

  P/2024/0420/COT Submitted 23 Aug 2024 84m away

  Works to 1no sycamore tree within conservation area

  Decided Trees 11 docs

• 93 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8EZ

  P/2022/0822/HHFP Submitted 1 Dec 2022 84m away

  Removal of flat roof on the existing detached garage and to replace with a pitched roof.

  Granted Householder 6 docs
  Domestic

• Blacks Garage 53 - 55 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8EZ

  P/2026/0261/FUL Submitted 18 May 2026 84m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~13 Jul

  Change of use from selling and/or displaying motor vehicles (Sui Generis) to flooring showroom (Class E(a)), and ground floor front extension to premises.

  Decided Full applications Extension

• 42 Holly Crescent Rainford St Helens WA11 8ET

  P/2023/0627/HHFP Submitted 31 Oct 2023 85m away

  Demolition of existing rear extension along with new single storey extension to the rear

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 9 docs
  Small domestic