472 Sutton Heath Road St Helens WA9 5HU Data via plota.co.uk
P/2026/0241/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness
Approved
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use of dwelling (C3) to children's care home (C2) for a maximum of 1no child. Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
11 May 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026
Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
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Important details
- Council
- St Helens
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness
- Postcode
- WA9 5HU
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Thatto Heath Ward
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Grant
- Decision date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Robert Parle
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14891901
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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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472 Sutton Heath Road St Helens WA9 5HU