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34 Smock Lane Ashton In Makerfield WN4 0SN

P/2009/0878Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 24 November 2009

Council decision: Full Plans Grant ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Two storey extension to front, first floor extension to rear, incorporating change to roof.

Received
12 October 2009
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Billinge And Seneley Green Ward
Agent
Mark Copeland Architectural Services Ltd
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated13 Oct
  3. Consult.15 Oct
  4. Target8 Dec
  5. Decided24 Nov

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 34 Smock Lane Ashton In Makerfield WN4 0SN. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than St Helens's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Billinge And Seneley Green Ward. We hold 590 applications in total for the WN4 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
WN4 0SN
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Seneley Green Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 October 2009
Consultation expiry
15 October 2009
Consultation start
15 October 2009
Consultation end
15 October 2009
Neighbour consultation start
15 October 2009
Last date for comments
15 October 2009
Target decision date
8 December 2009
Committee meeting
3 November 2009
Decision issued
25 November 2009
Permission expires
23 November 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mark Copeland Architectural Services Ltd
Agent address
Mark Copeland Architectural Services Ltd 3 Mere Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8AX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: St Helens

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