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P/2025/0405/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of single storey front, side, and rear extensions. Raising the ridge height with front and rear dormer window extensions. Alterations to the fabric of the building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2025
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Validated
4 Jul 2025
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Consultation
8 Dec 2025
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Appeal allowed
8 Dec 2025
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 28

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 7

PDF BIODIVERSITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT Ecology Information · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SMALL SITES METRIC Ecology Information · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BASELINE HABITATS Ecology Information · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT Ecology Information · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SMALL SITES METRIC STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC Other · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 01942-DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 28 Apr 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF SITE BLOCK PLAN Revised Drawing · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANS Revised Drawing · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 01942-LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 28 Apr 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 28 Apr 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 9

PDF MEAS Response MEAS Response · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF MEAS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF MEAS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY OFFICER Consultee Comment · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 29 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY OFFICER Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF MEAS COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF TREES AND WOODLANDS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF OPENING TIMES/DELIVERIES/WASTE COLLECTIONS Correspondance from Agent/Applicant · 15 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ODOUR CONTROL Technical Report · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Photo Photo · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BASELINE HABITATS Other · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND REGISTRY DOCUMENT Other · 13 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 01942-ODOUR CONTROL REPORT Report · 28 Apr 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the St Helens (St. Helens) built-up area; Air quality management area 80 m away: AQMA No.4 (Reflection Court).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £170,000 in December 2024. Other property, leasehold.

17 December 2024£170,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area174 m² (1,873 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 83)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
St Helens
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
WA10 1PN
Received
28 Apr 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Ward
Town Centre Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 8 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3372428 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
RJG Architecture LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 264 days from validation, 208 days slower than St Helens's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by St Helens in the last twelve months, from validation. St Helens decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13969647
Planning Portal ref
PP-13969647
Neighbours
15 Jul 2025
Consultation
8 Dec 2025
Comments by
15 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
29 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Erection of single storey front, side, and rear extensions. Raising the ridge height with…
P/2025/0405/HHFP
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Single storey rear extension
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P/2022/0118/FUL
2022 Approved
95 Liverpool Road St Helens WA10 1PQ
Consent to display 4no. internally illuminated fascial signs, 2no. internally illuminated…
P/2022/0116/ADC
2021 Approved
3 Highpoint St Helens St Helens WA10 1QT
Non-material amendment to application P/2016/0929/S73 to amend elevation/floor plan drawi…
A/2021/0021/NMA
2019 Decided
Enterprise Rent A Car Liverpool Road St Helens WA10 1PQ
Discharge of conditions 3,5 and 10 on approval P/2018/0885/FUL.
C/2019/0093/CON
2018 Approved
Land Site Of Former St Thomas Square Housing Liverpool Road St Helens Merseyside
Consent to display 4no internally illuminated fascia signs.
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2017 Approved
Land Bounded By Linkway West, Liverpool Road / Westfield Street St Helens WA10 1QT
Discharge of conditions 6 and 8 on approval P/2015/0873/FUL.
C/2017/0030/CON
2018 Approved
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St Helens
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#22 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

St Helens is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #38 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Helens decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #28 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #43 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #38 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #81 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
46 decided
499
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.