Garswood United Football Club 601 Garswood Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XH Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0343/FUL - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of 2no covered padel courts. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 26 Oct 2026, 22:10

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Application progress

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Received

23 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

1 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

2 Sept 2026

Decision

Target date was 15 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 23 Sept 2026; it is now day 119.

The consultation period closed on 23 Sept 2026.

Documents 24

Site constraints 4

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.

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Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

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

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 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: WN4 0XH
Received: 23 Jun 2026
Validated: 1 Jul 2026
Ward: Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
Parish: Seneley Green Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Aug 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: MPD Built Environment Consultants Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 119, past the statutory target. 83% of commercial premises in St Helens are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 11963 days past the 56-day target

62%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

58decided 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.

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14959050
Planning Portal ref: PP-14959050
Neighbours: 7 Jul 2026
Consultation: 2 Sept 2026
Comments by: 23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 26 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Refused

Installation of floodlights to a football pitch along with a 50 seater covered stand

P/2022/0837/FUL 21 Dec 2023

2022 Withdrawn

Installation of floodlights to a football pitch along with a 50 seater covered stand

A/22/94904/NLA 9 Jan 2023

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

121 Billinge Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XD

Change of use from office (Class E) to 2no. self-contained residential maisonettes (Class…

P/2025/0605/FUL 22 Jan 2026

2024 Approved

518 Garswood Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XH

Proposed drop kerb and creation of driveway.

P/2024/0252/HHFP 5 Jul 2024

2024 Approved

Land At Weathercock Hill Farm Garswood Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XH

Erection of 199 Dwellings (PRE-APP)

A/24/96839/NLA 20 Feb 2024

2022 Approved

121 Billinge Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XD

Conversion of existing offices into 2no residential flats along with alterations to roof…

P/2022/0668/FUL 10 Nov 2022

2022 Withdrawn

Land At Weathercock Hill Farm Garswood Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XH

Residential development comprising approx 250 dwellings, open space, landscaping and vehi…

A/22/94211/NLA 29 Aug 2022

2019 Approved

121 Billinge Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XD

Conversion of existing offices into 2no residential flats along with alterations to roof…

P/2019/0518/FUL 23 Aug 2019

2017

143 Billinge Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XD

Erection of 1no dwelling.

P/2017/0351/FUL 25 Apr 2017

2017 Withdrawn

143 Billinge Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XD

Erection of 1no dwelling.

P/2017/0100/FUL 29 Mar 2017

2017 Approved

559-561 Garswood Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XH

Conversion of existing dwelling into 2no dwellings (1no 2 bedrooms and 1no 3 bedrooms) al…

P/2017/0058/FUL 15 Mar 2017

2016 Approved

156 Billinge Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XD

Erection of ground floor front extension (incorporating porch) and first floor rear exten…

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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

Garswood United Football Club 601 Garswood Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XH Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 24

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 6

Other documents 4

Site constraints 4

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