Rainford Tennis Club 30A Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0436/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of 2no covered padel courts with floodlighting, repositioning of 2no pickleball courts, repositioning and alterations of existing 4no tennis courts and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from St Helens's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026.

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Documents 20

Statements & assessments 8

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG ASSESSMENT Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT Other · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Other · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Proposed Block Plan · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN Existing Block Plan · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS FOR PADEL COURTS Proposed Floor Plans and Elevations · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE PLAN Other Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF PLAN Other Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 3

PDF NOTICE 1 FORM REDACTED Other · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM Other · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF LIGHTING REPORT Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RAINFORD RANGERS LETTER OF SUPPORT Other · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LTA LETTER OF SUPPORT Other · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Public footpath 5 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Conservation area 22 m away: Rainford Area 1
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Rainford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
St Helens
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
WA11 8HE
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Rainford Ward
Parish
Rainford Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning4Padel Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. St Helens usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15155080
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
8 Whalley Avenue Rainford St Helens WA11 8HQ
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, and a single storey front extens…
P/2024/0217/HHFP
2023 Approved
25 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Work to tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order to crown lift and thin on 1no beech tre…
P/2023/0662/TPO
2023 Approved
Reds 21 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Installation of gazebo pergola to the side of the property.
P/2023/0633/FUL
2023 Approved
35 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Works to 1no oak tree and 1no conifer tree within conservation area.
P/2023/0348/COT
2022 Refused
Bus Shelter Opposite 13 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Replace existing internally illuminated advertising displays with static digital displays.
P/2022/0856/ADC
2022 Refused
Reds 21 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Installation of a gazebo pergola to the front of the property.
P/2022/0784/FUL
2022 Approved
10 Leyland Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HF
Single storey front extension to enlarge existing porch, revised openings to the rear and…
P/2022/0592/HHFP
2021 Approved
1 Alpine House 28 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Erection of new building for use as a table tennis hall along with car parking and associ…
P/2021/0754/FUL
2021 Refused
Land Fronting 15 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Proposed 15m high slim line monopole c/w wraparound cabinet and 3no additional equipment…
P/2021/0785/TELPA
2021
7 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Replacement refrigeration plant along with replacement task lighting and new cycle stands…
P/2021/0066/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
The Golden Lion Hotel 30 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Siting of marquee in beer garden of public house
P/2020/0843/LBC
2020
The Golden Lion Hotel 30 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Siting of marquee in beer garden of public house
P/2020/0842/FUL
2020 Approved
8 Leyland Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HF
Two storey side extension.
P/2020/0502/HHFP
2020 Approved
1 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Works to assorted trees (A-oak, B-holly, and C & D sycamores) covered by a tree preservat…
P/2020/0312/TPO
2020 Approved
Rainford Orthodontic Practice 13 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Consent to display 1no internally illuminated fascia sign.
P/2020/0060/ADC
2020 Approved
The Golden Lion Hotel 30 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Listed building consent for repainting of exterior and to display assorted external adver…
P/2020/0046/LBC
2019 Approved
The Golden Lion Hotel 30 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Consent to display assorted advertisement signs (consisting of hanging sign, menu case, h…
P/2019/0867/ADC
2019 Approved
The Golden Lion Hotel 30 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Demolition of existing outbuilding; refurbishment of existing public house including mino…
P/2019/0706/FUL
2019 Approved
The Golden Lion Hotel 30 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Listed building consent for demolition of existing outbuilding; refurbishment of existing…
P/2019/0707/LBC
2018 Approved
27 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Retention of replacement windows and doors along with new render in a conservation area.
P/2018/0708/HHFP
2016 Withdrawn
8 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Partial re-roofing of betting office.
P/2016/0836/FUL
2016 Approved
37 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Additional skin of brickwork along with new windows and rainwater goods to front elevatio…
P/2016/0704/HHFP
2016 Approved
7 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Erection of secure store within existing service yard including minor civil works.
P/2016/0648/FUL
2016 Approved
All Saints Parish Church Hall Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Single storey front extension to create new office and store.
P/2016/0117/FUL
2016 Approved
Eagle And Child 6 Church Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8HE
Consent to display assorted illuminated and non illuminated signs to front and side eleva…
P/2016/0058/ADC
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