1 Firefly Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8TF

1. 12 Oct 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 19 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 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.

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.

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.

• 11 Firefly Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8TF

  P/2025/0176/HHFP Submitted 14 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  Proposed garage conversion.

  Granted Householder 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 19 Matilda Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8TE

  P/2026/0243/HHFP Submitted 12 May 2026 100 yards away

  Conversion of the existing detached garage to a home office.

  Granted Householder 7 docs
  Domestic

• 27 Paxman Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8AQ

  P/2022/0257/HHFP Submitted 6 Apr 2022 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Garston Crescent Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8NR

  P/2023/0083/HHFP Submitted 10 Feb 2023 150 yards away

  Single storey side and rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 21 Deltic Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8TG

  P/2022/0017/HHFP Submitted 3 Jan 2022 150 yards away

  Conversion of integral garage to form habitable accommodation.

  Granted Householder 7 docs
  Domestic

• 22 Sheffield Row Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8RZ

  P/2023/0160/COT Submitted 9 Mar 2023 200 yards away

  Works to reduce 1no Oak tree within a conservation area.

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• P/2026/0534/CLP Awaiting decision

  31 Beacon Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7HF

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer.

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0513/CLP Awaiting decision

  46 Smock Lane Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0SN

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0523/CLP Awaiting decision

  50 Junction Lane St Helens WA9 3JN

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 4 person HMO (C4).

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0397/CLP Withdrawn

  143 Woodlands Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 9AG

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens home (C2) for up to 2no children.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0503/CLP Decided

  255 Marshalls Cross Road St Helens WA9 3DE

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6-person HMO (Use Class C4), including rear dormer, front rooflight and partial removal of chimney stacks.

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Lawful development