St Michaels C Of E Church Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RB Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0117/FUL - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Full planning application for the demolition of the existing church and vicarage, and the erection of 31no two and three bed homes, 4no masionette flats, and an apartment block comprising 18 no apartments, with associated hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

3 Mar 2026

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Consultation

22 Jul 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 31 Mar 2026.

Documents 81

Statements & assessments 9

Plans & drawings 31

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 21

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Proposed front extension along with associated external works.

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Important details

Council: St Helens
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: WA9 4RB
Received: 3 Mar 2026
Validated: 3 Mar 2026
Ward: Bold And Lea Green Ward
Parish: Bold Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Jun 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Paddock Johnson Architects

Public comments

No public comments yet.

51 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14742666
Neighbours: 10 Mar 2026
Consultation: 22 Jul 2026
Press notice: 26 Mar 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

212-214 Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RA

Wraparound extension to no 214, single storey rear extension to no 212 and extended area…

P/2023/0314/FUL 2 Oct 2023

2022 Approved

Land South Of Gartons Lane Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RB

Request for EIA Screening Opinion

EIA/2022/0003/SCREEN 13 Sep 2022

2019 Approved

Gartons Lane Off Licence 212 Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RA

Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of a single storey wrap…

P/2019/0398/FUL 31 Jul 2019

2017 Approved

252 Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RA

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a childrens care home for 1 young person.

P/2017/0221/CLE 13 Apr 2017

2017 Refused

212 Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RA

Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of single storey side an…

P/2017/0050/FUL 10 Mar 2017

2016 Refused

Sutton Side Farm Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RB

Variation of condition 7 of planning permission to remove the condition requiring the dwe…

P/2016/0473/S73 12 Aug 2016

2016 Withdrawn

Sutton Side Farm Gartons Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4RB

Application for lawful development certificate for an existing use for landscaping compan…

P/2016/0232/CLE 9 May 2016

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 performance

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