261 Liverpool Road Haydock St Helens WA11 9RT Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0395/HHPA - Householder Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for a single storey rear extension projecting 3.9m from the rear, 2.85m overall height and 2.5m at the eaves Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:22

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Application progress

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Received

29 Jul 2026

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Validated

7 Aug 2026

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Consultation

11 Aug 2026

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Approved

7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 6

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

Coal mining risk assessments ↗

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Haydock built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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 £300,000 in June 2026. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

19 June 2026£300,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area120 m² (1,292 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C

PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms

Built1930 to 1949

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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21 Aug 2026Approved

3 Stanley Bank Road Haydock St Helens WA11 0UW

Two storey side extension.

P/2026/0423/HHFP

Important details

Council: St Helens
Application type: Householder Prior Approval
Postcode: WA11 9RT
Received: 29 Jul 2026
Validated: 7 Aug 2026
Ward: Haydock Ward
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Sept 2026
Decision: Prior Not Required
Decision date: 7 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Space Architectural
Leaseholder: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 21 days faster than St Helens's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

This one31d

Council52d

UK55d

78%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

258decided in the last year

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 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15120769
Planning Portal ref: PP-15120769
Neighbours: 11 Aug 2026
Consultation: 11 Aug 2026
Comments by: 2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

243 Liverpool Road Haydock St Helens WA11 9RT

Erection of a single storey rear extension along with a single storey front extension and…

P/2018/0025/HHFP 6 Mar 2018

2016 Approved

253 Liverpool Road Haydock St Helens WA11 9RT

Alteration to pitch of roof over existing side extension.

P/2016/0830/HHFP 9 Jan 2017

2016 Approved

227B Liverpool Road Haydock St Helens WA11 9RT

Application for certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension.

P/2016/0217/CLP 18 Apr 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 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

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.