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Eccleston Park Golf Club Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PG

P/2000/0930Full Planning PermissionWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 7 November 2001

Council decision: Appeal Withdrawn

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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF OPEN LAND TO GOLF COURSE

Received
6 November 2000
Ward
Eccleston Ward
  1. Received6 Nov
  2. Validated6 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Jan
  5. Decided7 Nov

Decided in 366 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Eccleston Park Golf Club Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens L35 4PG. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 366 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Eccleston Ward. We hold 1,084 applications in total for the L35 postcode area.

93% of full applications at St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
L35 4PG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Eccleston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 November 2000
Neighbour consultation start
7 November 2001
Target decision date
3 January 2001
Committee meeting
18 December 2000
Permission expires
7 November 2001

Applicant and agent

Agent address
9 Union Court Castle Street Liverpool

Planning decision

Statutory period
58 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: St. HelensPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2002
    11 Sep

    retention of temporary 10m high golf ball containment fencing for a further 2 yr period

    Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning Permission: Extension of TP/2002/1150
  2. 2001
    13 Feb

    REMOVAL OF HEDGEROW

    ApprovedHedgerow RemovalP/2001/0146
  3. 2000
    7 Sep

    ERECTION OF 10M HIGH GOLF BALL CONTAINMENT FENCING

    Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning PermissionP/2000/0774
  4. 2000
    14 Aug

    THE ERECTION OF GOLFBALL CONTAINMENT FENCING

    Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning PermissionP/2000/0671
  5. 2000
    7 Jul

    PROVISION OF GREENKEEPERS FACILITIES INCLUDING 212.75M BUILDING PLUS STORAGE BUNKERS WATER TANK AND PUMPHOUSE

    WithdrawnFull Planning PermissionP/2000/0567
  6. 2000
    17 Apr

    PROVISION OF GREENKEEPERS FACILITIES INCLUDING BUILDING 23.750 X 1000M PLUS STORAGE BUNKERS AND WATERSTORAGE…

    WithdrawnFull Planning PermissionP/2000/0321

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