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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in St Helens

Approval rate withheld for St Helens. PlanningLens is temporarily withholding the headline approval rate for this council. Refusals appear materially undercaptured in the published record, so an approval rate computed from it would overstate approval. This does not mean the previously shown percentage has been proved wrong. No official statistic is substituted in its place. Approval, refusal and rate figures are shown as – throughout this page. Decision volumes are unaffected and are still published. Why we withhold a rate
313 real decisions·18 wards·Updated October 2026

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All 18 wards, by number of decisions

WardDecisions
Town Centre Ward68
Newton East Ward59
Rainhill Ward53
Rainford Ward51
Bold And Lea Green Ward50
Eccleston Ward48
Haydock Ward43
Windle Ward40
Billinge And Seneley Green Ward29
Newton West Ward27
Moss Bank Ward25
Sutton North West Ward23
Peasley Cross & Fingerpost Ward22
West Park Ward17
Parr Ward16
Blackbrook Ward14
Thatto Heath Ward12
Sutton South East Ward11
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128 decisions
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Nearby councils ward breakdowns

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9,428 decisions
85.8%
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4,582 decisions
89.2%
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3,589 decisions
94.9%
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4,015 decisions
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Methodology: Covers 313 planning decisions in St Helens, July 2010 to October 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from St Helens Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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