Rainhill 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: September 2026
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ward approval rate
49
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 Rainhill Ward. Decision volumes are still shown.
How Rainhill Ward compares
Rainhill Ward ward
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St Helens overall
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Recent decisions in Rainhill Ward
Single storey side extension. · Mon 07 Sep 2026
External glazed screens and composite wall cladding, and decking on terrace with · Tue 01 Sep 2026
Two storey rear extension and a porch to the side elevation following demolition · Mon 17 Aug 2026
Part retrospective application for the erection of fencing and to change of use · Tue 11 Aug 2026
Erection of a single storey outbuilding. · Fri 07 Aug 2026
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