PlanningLens holds 313 decisions from the St Helens planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in St Helens, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | – | – | 296 | – |
| Discharge of Conditions | – | – | 132 | – |
| Other | – | – | 84 | – |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | – | – | 51 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 21 | – |
| Prior Approval | – | – | 14 | – |
| Trees | – | – | 10 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 5 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Centre | – | – | 68 | – |
| Newton East | – | – | 59 | – |
| Rainhill | – | – | 53 | – |
| Rainford | – | – | 51 | – |
| Bold And Lea Green | – | – | 50 | – |
| Eccleston | – | – | 48 | – |
| Haydock | – | – | 43 | – |
| Windle | – | – | 40 | – |
| Billinge And Seneley Green | – | – | 29 | – |
| Newton West | – | – | 27 | – |
| Moss Bank | – | – | 25 | – |
| Sutton North West | – | – | 23 | – |
| Peasley Cross & Fingerpost | – | – | 22 | – |
| West Park | – | – | 17 | – |
| Parr | – | – | 16 | – |
| Blackbrook | – | – | 14 | – |
| Thatto Heath | – | – | 12 | – |
| Sutton South East | – | – | 11 | – |
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| P/2026/0430/HHFP Parr | Single storey side and rear wrap around extension. | Approved |
| P/2026/0388/O2DPA Town Centre | Prior approval for change of use from commercial office (Class E (c) (ii) back t | Approved |
| P/2025/0635/DEMPA Haydock | Prior approval for demolition of 3no dwellings and ancillary structures. | Approved |
| P/2026/0473/HHPA Sutton North West | Prior approval for single storey rear extension, projecting 4m from the rear, 3. | Approved |
| P/2026/0452/HHFP Windle | Single storey rear extension. | Approved |
| P/2026/0431/HHFP Moss Bank | Two storey side extension. | Approved |
| P/2026/0426/HHFP Rainford | Two storey side extension following the demolition of the existing garage at the | Approved |
| P/2026/0406/ADC Rainhill | Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signage at premises. | Approved |
| P/2026/0372/HHFP Windle | Demolition of the existing rear extension and erection of a single-storey side a | Approved |
| P/2026/0422/HHFP Moss Bank | Demolition of the existing garage and the erection of a part two storey, part si | Approved |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from St Helens's 313 decisions.
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for St Helens on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 313 planning decisions from St Helens. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for St Helens. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.