Planning application
Community Building Sturgess Street Playarea And Recreation Ground Sturgess Street Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9HS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Creation of a community garden together with boundary treatment and the installation of a container for community use (Use Class F2).
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0560/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0560/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- WA12 9HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2026
Received by St. Helens
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27 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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 77 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 full applications in a median of 123 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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.
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