5 Rainford Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7PF

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• P/2020/0255/R2R Granted

  5 Rainford Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7PF

  Prior notification for change of use from retail (A1) to cafe (A3) (including new windows and cladding)

  Decided 29 May 2020 Prior approval

1. 9 Sep 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 15 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 November 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 76 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 full applications in a median of 127 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Billinge Vetarinary Surgery 42 - 44 Rainford Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7PF

  P/2022/0758/FUL Submitted 25 Oct 2022 0m away

  Erection of two storey building for Class E(a, c, g(i)) following the demolition of existing single storey buildings.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 28 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Birchley Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7QH

  P/2021/0253/HHFP Submitted 12 Mar 2021 27m away

  Single storey extension to side and rear elevation.

  Granted Householder Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Rainford Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7PF

  P/2020/0255/R2R Submitted 31 Mar 2020 53m away

  Prior notification for change of use from retail (A1) to cafe (A3) (including new windows and cladding)

  Granted Prior approval Windows or glazing 22 docs

• 20 Rainford Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7PF

  P/2022/0135/HHFP Submitted 24 Feb 2022 76m away

  Retention of the erection of outbuilding and conversion of existing outbuilding with extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 Coronation Walk Billinge St Helens WN5 7QE

  P/2022/0529/HHFP Submitted 27 Jul 2022 113m away

  Two storey side extension and single storey front extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 105 Hillside Close Billinge St Helens WN5 7PJ

  P/2025/0239/FUL Submitted 31 Mar 2025 116m away

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to children's home (C2) for care of up to 2no children.

  Granted Full applications 52 docs
  Domestic

• P/2026/0074/FUL Withdrawn

  Rainford Library Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HA

  Proposed change of use from a library F1(d) to day nursery E(f), with proposed side extension and associated external works.

  29 Jan 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0480/FUL Awaiting decision

  Land To The Side Of 53 Victoria Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0SZ

  Erection of 1no dwelling.

  11 Sep 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0344/FUL Granted

  91 - 95 Duke Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 2JG

  Change of use of ground floor from restaurant (Class E(b)) to mixed arrangement comprising restaurant and asian food store (Class E(a)), including installation of new timber partition wall to separate units and external alterations (amended proposal).

  2 Jul 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0250/FUL Granted

  Office 1 Hsl Building 437 Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4LL

  Single storey side extension.

  13 May 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0463/FUL Awaiting decision

  645 Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4LY

  Erection of 1no dwelling with detached garage.

  4 Sep 2026 Full applications