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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 dates

1,392Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and regeneration Local plan Local Plan Conservation areas Conservation areas

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@sthelens.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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.

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More application records

DecidedP/2026/0358/HHFP
Two storey side extension.
23 Billinge Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0RE
Received 11 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0363/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.
38 Thornton Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9GZ
Received 13 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionC/2026/0112/CON
Partial discharge of Condition 6 (remediation) on approval P/2023/0373/RES, relating to Plots 4-14, 26-38, 50, 65-76, 80-94. Phases 2 & 3.
Moss Nook (Phase 3) Watery Lane And Providence Avenue St Helens
Received 13 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0359/TPO
Removal of 2no London plane trees adjacent to property under TPO.
9 Wellington Gardens Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 9LT
Received 13 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0370/HHFP
Two storey side extension.
172 Bushey Lane Rainford St Helens WA11 7LB
Received 13 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionP/2026/0397/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens home (C2) for up to 2no children.
143 Woodlands Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 9AG
Received 14 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0376/CLP
Demolition of the existing conservatory and the erection of a single storey rear extension.
37 Lakeside Gardens Rainford St Helens WA11 8HH
Received 14 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionA/2026/0025/NMA
Non-material amendment to amend wording of condition 18 (remediation) on application P/2020/0083/OUEIA, to facilitate delivery of approved link road and associated enabling works.
Cowley Hill Works St Helens
Received 14 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionP/2026/0369/HHFP
Part single, part two storey side / rear extension and altered front driveway
15 Dorgan Close Rainhill St Helens L35 8PH
Received 14 Jul 2026
DecidedA/2026/0026/NMA
Non-material amendment to application P/2025/0669/FUL, to reduce the width of the lean-to extension by 1.498m and to increase the ridge height by 0.2m to accommodate the approved one-bedroom apartment. Eaves height would increase to 3.95m and ridge height would increase to 4.2m above the communal entrance part of the extension.
4 Cotham Street St Helens WA10 1SA
Received 14 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0362/HHFP
Single storey rear extension.
35 Pilkington Street Rainford St Helens WA11 8HG
Received 15 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0364/FUL
Change of use of building from 6 person HMO (Class C4) to 8 person HMO (Sui Generis use) with dormer extension and rooflights.
210 Robins Lane St Helens Merseyside WA9 3PQ
Received 15 Jul 2026
DecidedA/2026/0029/NMA
Non-material amendment to application P/2026/0096/HHFP, to change 1no side window and rear windows from aluminium to UPVC, change front and rear dormer cladding to composite timber effect, and remove external door at rear.
39 Rob Lane Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 0DR
Received 15 Jul 2026
DecidedC/2026/0114/CON
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Construction Method Statement), 16 (RAMS for the presence of Rhododendron), and 17 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) on approval of P/2026/0163/FUL.
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Received 16 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0381/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.
11 Alford Avenue Clock Face St Helens WA9 4DG
Received 16 Jul 2026
DecidedC/2026/0113/CON
Part discharge of condition 23 (Remediation Verification Report) on approval P/2022/0785/FUL.
Land At Haydock Industrial Estate Haydock Lane Haydock WA11 9UY
Received 16 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0368/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed insertion of windows to front and rear second floor elevations.
12A Brooklands Road Eccleston St Helens WA10 5HQ
Received 17 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0374/HHFP
First floor side extension
Sutton Side Farmhouse Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RB
Received 20 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0371/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to a 4 bedroom HMO (C4).
Flat At Cowley Vaults 50 Cooper Street St Helens WA10 2BH
Received 21 Jul 2026
DecidedP/2026/0373/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer clad in tile.
34 Garston Crescent Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8NR
Received 22 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionP/2026/0372/HHFP
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions.
20 Fairfield Road Dentons Green St Helens WA10 6AJ
Received 22 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionP/2026/0462/FUL
Change of use from Betting Office to Hot Food Takeaway (sui generis).
15 Seddon Street St Helens WA10 6NU
Received 22 Jul 2026
DecidedC/2026/0121/CONBNG
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Plan condition on application P/2026/0163/FUL.
Billinge Library 51 Main Street Billinge St Helens WN5 7HA
Received 23 Jul 2026
DecidedC/2026/0115/CON
Discharge conditon 4 (toilet block materials) on application P/2026/0213/FUL.
Gerard Arms Hotel Dentons Green Lane Dentons Green St Helens WA10 6SD
Received 23 Jul 2026

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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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