Newton West Ward planning approval rate
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
Last updated: October 2026
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ward approval rate
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Decisions
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Approved
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Refused
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St Helens average
PlanningLens is currently withholding approval rates for St Helens, so no ward comparison is published for Newton West Ward. Decision volumes are still shown.
How Newton West Ward compares
Newton West Ward ward
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St Helens overall
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Recent decisions in Newton West Ward
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
Extension of existing playground footprint, along with installation of new play · Mon 12 Oct 2026
Alterations to existing side extension and replacement detached garage. · Mon 12 Oct 2026
Single storey front and side and rear wraparound extension. · Mon 14 Sep 2026
Change of use from vacant ancillary accommodation associated with the ground use · Thu 02 Jul 2026
Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory. · Mon 01 Jun 2026
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✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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