St Helens planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to St Helens Borough Council, updated daily. St Helens Borough Council received 198 planning applications in the last 90 days, 6 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in St Helens
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land At Former Red Bank Juvenile Detention Centre Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens
140-dwelling residential scheme on a brownfield site, St Helens. Demolishes part of a former detention centre and erects 140 homes with open space, landscaping and internal roads at full application stage. Groundworks, demolition, drainage and frame packages are substantial, with brickwork and…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land Off Carr Mill Road St Helens
9-dwelling residential scheme on 0.22 ha, St Helens. Permission in principle for new houses on greenfield land at outline stage. Groundworks, frame and envelope packages follow outline approval; detailed design and reserved matters will lock specifications.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land To The West Of Millfield Lane Haydock Industrial Estate Haydock WA11 9UT
Micro energy storage facility on industrial estate land, Haydock. New-build battery or thermal storage installation with operational infrastructure at full application stage. Electrical integration, structural foundations and grid-connection M&E packages suit specialist energy and civils…
GroundworksStructural frameM&E
Folds Road Footbridge Folds Road Haydock St Helens
Footbridge demolition and replacement, Haydock. Removes and rebuilds an existing pedestrian structure on Folds Road under Part 18 prior approval. Demolition, structural steelwork and concrete foundations form the core packages for civil contractors.
DemolitionStructural frameGroundworks
Land To The Side Of 53 Victoria Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0SZ
Single new dwelling on a St Helens infill site. One house erected on vacant land adjacent to Victoria Road at full application stage. Groundworks, frame and roofing packages with standard fit-out and drainage connections.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land To The South Of Leyland Green Road Leyland Green Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens
One dwelling from agricultural building conversion and rebuild, Ashton in Makerfield. Converts and rebuilds existing farm buildings into a single house with parking and landscaping at full application stage. Structural remediation, roofing, M&E and drainage dominate; engineering works signal…
Structural repairRoofingM&E
17 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Single-storey outbuilding conversion to two hairdressing studios, Rainford. Replaces a detached garage with a 24 sqm ancillary commercial unit at retrospective full application stage. Fit-out, plumbing for wash stations, and extraction are the primary packages for salon specialists.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
255 Marshalls Cross Road St Helens WA9 3DE
C4 HMO certificate of lawfulness, St Helens. Establishes permitted development status for a six-person house conversion with rear dormer and rooflight, subject to certificate confirmation. Demonstrates whether standard fit-out, rewiring and thermal upgrade work can proceed without a full permission.
11 Crawford Street Clock Face St Helens WA9 4XQ
Dwellinghouse converting to children's home for one child, St Helens. Single-occupancy institutional care use replacing residential, at full application stage. Fit-out, fire safety systems and care-specific alterations including accessible design drive the work.
Fit-outM&E
St Peter And St Paul Catholic Primary School Derwent Road St Helens WA11 9AT
School perimeter security upgrade, St Helens. Replaces front v-mesh fencing (2.4m), gates and a side door at a primary school, full application stage. Fencing supply, gates and ironmongery packages suit specialist security installers and contractors.
Hard landscaping
Tesco Stores James Roby Way St Helens WA9 5DT
Tesco store entrance refurbishment with plant area and fire exit. Replaces front doors and adds side plant enclosure and emergency exit at full application stage. Shopfront glazing, fire-rated doors and mechanical services installation suit specialist fit-out contractors.
GlazingFit-outM&E
645 Warrington Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4LY
Single dwelling with detached garage, Rainhill. New house and ancillary garage structure on a 0.12 ha plot at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing packages open the build, with drainage and M&E following.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
15 Seddon Street St Helens WA10 6NU
Betting office converting to hot food takeaway, St Helens. Ground-floor change of use with extraction and fit-out at full application stage. Extraction ducting, catering services connection and shopfront works drive the specialist packages.
Fit-outM&E
Hardshaw Brook Depot Parr Street St Helens WA9 1JR
New salt storage barn at Hardshaw Brook Depot, St Helens. Single agricultural building for salt storage and operational use at full application stage. Structural steelwork, industrial cladding and concrete flooring suit specialist contractors in the minerals and storage sector.
Structural frameSteelCladding
1 Farm Road Clock Face St Helens WA9 4UD
Hair salon conversion from residential garage use, St Helens. Repurposes part of a garage into a Class E salon space at full application stage. Fit-out, sanitaryware and MEP services are the primary packages for specialist installers.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Planning appeals in St Helens Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so St Helens Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
St Helens Borough Council, raw rate
23.9%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
7.6 percentage points below expected. St Helens Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
140 appeals counted, 134 judged either way (32 allowed, 102 dismissed), 6 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 18.6% | 28.8% | 59 | 59 | 11 |
| Householder (HAS) | 28.6% | 35.6% | 51 | 49 | 14 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 30% | 33.3% | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 9 | 9 | 0 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in St Helens Borough Council
St Helens Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in St Helens Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent7 homes
- Affordable rent53 homes
- Shared ownership25 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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