Land with planning permission about to expire

Plots of 250 m² or more with a permission whose time limit to start, or for an outline to apply for the details, falls in the next 12 months. In England the limit cannot be extended by varying the permission: a new application is needed.

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  1. Approved
  2. Its time limit to start, or for an outline to apply for the details, falls in the next 12 months
  3. A plot of 250 m² or more
St HelensSt Helens Site size18.5 ha (46 acres)Permission time limit7 Aug 2027Homes in the permission514Latest application8 Feb 2023Applications on the site1 Open this site on the map

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The decision
What was approved or refused, when, for how many homes, and the date a permission runs out.
The council's record
Each application links to its page on Plota and from there to the council's own record.
The land itself
Size, constraints, the kind of owner and the last sale on record.

Why these rules

Council planning registers. In England a time limit cannot be extended by varying the permission (Town and Country Planning Act 1990, s.73(5)): a new application is needed. The 250 m² floor is Plota's: in a sample, nine in ten permissions on smaller parcels were a flat, a house in multiple occupation or a shop changing use inside an existing building.

Sites from the search

Six of the sites the search returned on 10 November 2026. Each opens on the map with its record.

Imagery: Mapbox and Maxar. Boundaries: HM Land Registry INSPIRE, Crown copyright.

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