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St Helens Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for St Helens Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,392Searchable applications
249Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jun 2023 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and regenerationLocal plan Local PlanConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@sthelens.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas14 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedP/2026/0010/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens home (C2) for a maximum of 1no children living as a single household with care or support provided. [Amended description]
28 The Meadows Rainhill St Helens L35 0PQ
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2025/0688/FUL
Change of use from existing public house (sui generis) to offices (E).
52A Westfield Street St Helens WA10 1QJ
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2025/0692/HHFP
Single storey side extension, first floor front extension with new pitched roof on rear dormer.
3 Kinross Avenue Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0UB
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionC/2025/0146/CON
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Demolition Management Plan), Condition 4 (WSI - Historic Buildings) and 5 (WSI - Archaeological Investigation) on approval of P/2022/0213/HYBR
Land Bounded By Stanley Street To The North And North West, Haydock Street, Bridge Street And Queen Street To The East, Market Street To The West, Queen Street And Railway Street To The South Earlestown St Helens
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2026/0018/FUL
Erection of 3no padel courts with floodlights and associated works. Creation of new car park.
Newton Le Willows Sports And Social Club Crow Lane East Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9XE
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedC/2025/0148/CON
Discharge of Condition 6 (Remediation Validation - Phase 4 Validation Reports - Plots 01-02, Plots 07-08 and Plots 18-34) on approval P/2021/0249/S73.
Land Adjacent To Bold Miners Neighbourhood Centre Club Fleet Lane St Helens
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionC/2025/0149/CON
Discharge of Condition 23 (Phase 2 Site Investigation and Risk Assessment Methodology ) on approval P/2025/0294/FUL
Land East Of James Roby Way St Helens
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2025/0689/FUL
Siting of 11no storage containers to be used as B8 Self Storage along with the erection of boundary fencing.
Land At The Portland Centre Sutton Road St Helens
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedC/2025/0151/CON
Discharge of conditions 11 (Surface Water Scheme) and 12 (Drainage Management and Maintenance Plan) on approval P/2025/0235/RES.
St Helens Bus Station Bickerstaffe Street St Helens
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedA/2025/0053/NMA
Non material amendment on approval P/2024/0114/RES to vary the wording of Conditions 9 (Play Equipment) and 10 (Canopy Motif).
Land Bounded By Stanley Street To The North And North West, Haydock Street, Bridge Street And Queen Street To The East, Market Street To The West, Queen Street And Railway Street To The South Earlestown St Helens
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionC/2025/0150/CON
Discharge of Conditions 13 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and 14 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) on approval P/2025/0294/FUL.
Land East Of James Roby Way St Helens
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedA/2025/0054/NMA
Non material amendment to approval P/2022/0213/HYBR to vary the wording of Conditions 3 (Demolition Management Plan), 4 (Archaeological WSI), 5 (Historic Building Investigation) and 14 (Signage Stategy)
Land Bounded By Stanley Street To The North And North West, Haydock Street, Bridge Street And Queen Street To The East, Market Street To The West, Queen Street And Railway Street To The South Earlestown St Helens
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2026/0002/FUL
Erection of 1no dwelling.
Land Adjacent To 201 Gorsey Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4FU
Received 21 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2025/0699/HHFP
Single storey side and rear wrap around extension
189 Hinckley Road St Helens WA11 9JX
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2026/0023/FUL
Change of use of ground floor shop area (E) to takeaway (sui generis)
90 Lugsmore Lane Thatto Heath St Helens WA10 3DL
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2026/0009/ADC
Consent to display non illuminated totem signage at entrance to Unit 3 site.
M6Major Unit 3 Haydock St Helens
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2026/0024/ADC
Signage for proposed takeaway use.
90 Lugsmore Lane Thatto Heath St Helens WA10 3DL
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedC/2025/0153/CON
Discharge of condition 20 (Ecological mitigation) on approval of P/2024/0434/S73
Former Parkside Colliery East Of A49 Newton Le Willows St Helens
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedP/2025/0701/HHFP
Two storey rear extension.
Woodlands Broom Road St Helens WA10 3BU
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedC/2025/0154/CON
Discharge condition 9 (drainage) on approval P/2023/0673/FUL.
Suregrow Garden Centre Collins Industrial Estate Merton Bank Road St Helens WA9 1HY
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedC/2025/0155/CON
Discharge conditions 15 (AIA) and 17 (invasive species) on approval P/2023/0403/FUL.
Land Site Of Former Parkside Colliery Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionC/2025/0156/CON
Discharge condition 21 (bat roost installation scheme) on approval P/2024/0434/S73.
Land Site Of Former Parkside Colliery Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedC/2026/0001/CON
Discharge of condition 3 (gas protection measures) on approval of P/2025/0304/HHFP
50 Prestwick Close St Helens WA9 5RG
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionC/2026/0003/CON
Discharge of condition 2 (trim trail, heritage trail and sculptural sign/feature) on approval P/2023/0342/RES.
Land Site Of Former Parkside Colliery Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens St Helens
Received 24 Dec 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for St Helens Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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