121 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PD Data via plota.co.uk
P/2026/0230/S2DPA - Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval
Decided
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of property from ground floor hairdressers (E) and first floor flat (C3) to a single dwellinghouse (C3). Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
5 May 2026
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Consultation
7 May 2026
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Prior Not Required
29 Jun 2026
Prior Not Required on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Important details
- Council
- St Helens
- Application type
- Shop to Dwelling Prior Approval
- Postcode
- L35 4PD
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Rainhill Ward
- Parish
- Rainhill Parish Council
- Case officer
- Track to view
- Target decision
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Prior Not Required
- Decision date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14864526
- Neighbours
- 12 May 2026
- Consultation
- 7 May 2026
- Site notice
- 15 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
23 Stapleton Avenue Rainhill St Helens L35 4PR
Single storey side and rear wraparound extension.
2023
Approved
14 Ellaby Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PP
Single storey rear extension
2023
Refused
14 Ellaby Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.
2023
Approved
172 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
2022
Approved
103 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PD
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, alterations to the existing fron…
2022
Withdrawn
19 Ansdell Villas Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PN
Non-material amendment to application P/2022/0479/HHFP to change design of extension.
2022
Approved
156 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PJ
Erection of a single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, and rendering of t…
2022
Approved
19 Stapleton Avenue Rainhill St Helens L35 4PR
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey side extension and a single st…
2020
Approved
180 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PL
Demolition of existing garage and rear extensions and erection a part two storey, part si…
2020
Approved
1 Ansdell Villas Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PN
Outline application for the erection 1 one detached bungalow with all matters reserved ex…
2019
Approved
154 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PJ
First floor rear extension.
2019
Approved
11 Ellaby Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PP
Demolition of existing lean to and erection of new single storey rear extension.
2017
Approved
172 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PL
Replacing flat roof with pitched roof over existing detached garage.
2017
Approved
180 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PL
Demolition of existing rear extension/sunroom and erection of a single storey rear extens…
2017
Approved
158 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PJ
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
St Helens
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#37 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
St Helens is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #36 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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St Helens decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #47 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #61 of 292
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #36 of 292
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #112 of 292
88%
Minor dwellings approved
25 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
45 decided
495
Total decisions
30 refused in 2025
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121 Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PD