7 Festival Road Rainford St Helens WA11 8EP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 13
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- St Helens
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Postcode
- WA11 8EP
- Received
- 2 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rainford Ward
- Parish
- Rainford Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Grant
- Decision date
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dimension Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 45 days from validation, 7 days faster than St Helens's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.
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.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14904889
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14904889
- Neighbours
- 21 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 21 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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