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8 Birch Tree Avenue St Helens Merseyside WA11 7BP

P/2017/0190/HHFPHouseholder Planning ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 25 April 2017

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, single storey front extension along with a raised patio and alterations to the windows.

Received
2 March 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Moss Bank Ward
Agent
Lawrenson Associates
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target28 Apr
  5. Decided25 Apr

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 8 Birch Tree Avenue St Helens Merseyside WA11 7BP. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Moss Bank Ward. We hold 608 applications in total for the WA11 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
WA11 7BP
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2017
Consultation expiry
3 April 2017
Consultation start
13 March 2017
Consultation end
3 April 2017
Neighbour consultation start
13 March 2017
Neighbour consultation end
3 April 2017
Last date for comments
3 April 2017
Target decision date
28 April 2017
Permission expires
25 April 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lawrenson Associates
Agent address
1 The Globe 142 Hardshaw Street St. Helens WA10 1JT United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05834194
Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
11

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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