356 Elephant Lane St Helens Merseyside WA9 5HQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed boundary fence and gate. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 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 £349,995 in June 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, 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
- Householder Planning Application
- Postcode
- WA9 5HQ
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Thatto Heath Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- My Planning Drawings
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Refused, as 5% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by St Helens in the last twelve months, from validation. St Helens decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14710326
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14710326
- Neighbours
- 30 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 23 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 21 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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