Rainford 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
51
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 Rainford Ward. Decision volumes are still shown.
How Rainford Ward compares
Rainford Ward ward
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St Helens overall
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Recent decisions in Rainford Ward
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
Two storey side extension following the demolition of the existing garage at the · Mon 19 Oct 2026
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and detached garage and erec · Wed 07 Oct 2026
Demolition of the existing single storey side extension and the erection of new · Mon 28 Sep 2026
Prior approval for single storey rear extension following demolition of existing · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Demolition of the existing conservatory and the erection of a single storey rear · Tue 15 Sep 2026
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Common refusal reasons in St Helens
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free. Based on 313 decisions.