Planning application
152 Dunriding Lane St Helens WA10 4AF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a 4-bedroom HMO (Class C4).
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0532/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0532/CLE
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- WA10 4AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by St. Helens
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13 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 December 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 75 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
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 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
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.
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P/2026/0513/CLP Awaiting decision
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P/2026/0523/CLP Awaiting decision
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P/2026/0397/CLP Withdrawn
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