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Planning appeals in St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Every appeal the Planning Inspectorate has decided in St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

203

appeals on record since 2016

23%

of decided appeals allowed

20 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 0% allowed

By appeal type

Householder73 decided

25% allowed

Minor79 decided

22% allowed

Major6 decided

17% allowed

Commercial14 decided

29% allowed

Enforcement15 decided

0% allowed

Other14 decided

50% allowed

Not classified2 decided

0% allowed

By procedure

Written representations192 decided

22% allowed

Hearings2 decided

0% allowed

Inquiries9 decided

56% allowed

Latest decisions in St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Dismissed17 July 20266004643
Land at Watery Lane, Sutton, ST. HELENS, WA9 3GD
change of use of land to form a 2-pitch family (2 static and 1 trailer) family traveller site with access from Watery Lane via Keates Street, and boundary treatments with landscaping
Dismissed3 June 20266004069
8 Hardshaw Street, St Helens, WA10 1RE
alterations to shop frontage including removal of unlawful external roller shutter door, re-instatement of original floor grilles, replacement of existing centralised door, installation of internal permeable roller shutter
Dismissed29 April 2026· householder6002435
3 Catchdale, Moss Lane, St Helens, WA10 5QG
canopy/balcony to rear/part side
Notice upheld23 March 2026· enforcement3343768
383 - 385 West End Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0AX
the unauthorised use of the Land as a hand car wash, erection of fencing to the rear and side of the Land and the erection of a canopy on a metal structure to the front of the Land
Dismissed6 February 2026· householder3376840
6 Maple Grove, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 4AH
the erection of detached garden store following demolition of previous garden store
Dismissed30 January 2026· minor3367783
Signature House Ltd, Signature House 232A Rainhill Road, Rainhill, PRESCOT, L35 4LD
a change of use from a 19 serviced offices business centre (Use Class E) to a 17 bedroom HMO (Use Class Sui Generis)
Dismissed19 November 2025· minor3368031
Caprinos Pizza, 14 North Road, ST. HELENS, WA10 2TL
Dismissed22 August 2025· minor3365925
Rear of 99-101 Greenfield Road, Dentons Green, St helens , Merseyside , WA10 6SH
the retrospective change of use from ancillary storage (B8) to a pilates studio (E)
Allowed6 August 2025· minor3363687
Land South of 33 Mill Lane, Bold Heath , St Helens , WA8 3UU
erection of 2 dwellings
Dismissed5 August 2025· minor3363884
Newton le Willows Railway Station, Mill Lane, St Helens, WA12 9SF
20m high lattice tower on a new concrete base supporting 3no. antennas and 1no. 300mm dish, 2no. cabinets, 1no. meter cabinet and associated ancillary works to be sited at ground level. Existing trees and shrubs to be relocated next to/around the compound
Dismissed5 August 2025· minor3362150
18 Ireland Road, Haydock, WA11 0SH
Allowed16 July 2025· minor3360605
PAVEMENT OUTSIDE Subway, 20 Bridge Street, ST. HELENS, WA10 1NW
Unknown16 July 2025· advert3360604
PAVEMENT OUTSIDE Subway, 20 Bridge Street, ST. HELENS, WA10 1NW
Notice varied and upheld14 July 2025· enforcement3361686
1 Spinners Drive, ST. HELENS, WA9 3GF
Without the benefit of planning permission, the erection of a concrete post and timber boundary fence
Notice varied and upheld14 July 2025· enforcement3347034
66 Fleet Lane, ST. HELENS, WA9 1SX

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice — verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.