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Planning appeals in St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, 2025

14 appeals decided in 2025, 31% of them allowed. Each links to its own page and to the Inspector’s letter. The authority’s record has the whole run since 2016.

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Dismissed19 November 2025· minor3368031
Caprinos Pizza, 14 North Road, St. Helens, WA10 2TL
Change of use from cafe/hot food takeaway to sui generis (for sale of oven baked foods-pizza) including replacement business signage and repainting shopfront
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
Proposed construction of detached garage associated landscaping and new boundary wall
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
Dismissed14 July 2025· minor3344149
66 Fleet Lane, St Helens, Merseyside , WA9 1SX
Dismissed27 May 2025· minor3356966
1 Maggotts Nook Road, Rainford, Merseyside, WA11 8PJ
application for the change of use of a small element of agricultural land to residential garden, a new vehicular access to the highway with associated boundary wall, installation of hardstanding and the construction of outbuildings comprising of a potting shed, garage and summerhouse
Dismissed31 March 2025· minor3352747
8 Hardshaw Street, St Helen's, WA10 1RE
Retrospective approval for alterations to shop frontage including replacement of window for a door, repainting of elevation to grey and retention of existing roller shutters
Allowed4 March 2025· major3350503
Land West of Mill Lane, Newton Le Willows, WA12 8DE
the resubmission of full planning application P/2022/0575/FUL for the residential development for 92 dwellings including access, associated works and landscaping
Allowed5 February 2025· householder3350929
8 Whalley Avnue, Rainford, WA11 8HQ
a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, and a single storey front extension

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Every appeal decided around the site, from a kilometre out to ten, nearest first, the letter a tap away wherever one was published. Precedent as a constraint layer.

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