20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP
Refused on 18 December 2020
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a childrens home for 2no young people and 2no live in carers.
- Received
- 22 October 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Rainhill Ward
- ReceivedReceived22 Oct
- ValidatedValidated27 Oct
- Consult.Consultation21 Nov
- TargetTarget Date22 Dec
- DecidedDecided18 Dec
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application at 20 Derwent Close Rainhill St Helens L35 0NP. St Helens has handled 441 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Rainhill Ward. We hold 1,084 applications in total for the L35 postcode area.
88% of outline 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 0NP
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Rainhill Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 October 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 21 November 2020
- Consultation start
- 31 October 2020
- Consultation end
- 21 November 2020
- Target decision date
- 22 December 2020
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08975476
- Documents
- 45
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20244 Jan
Non-material amendment to planning permission P/2021/0965/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentA/2024/0002/NMA - 202129 Oct
Change of use of dwelling house (Class C3) to residential children's home (Class C2)
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/2021/0965/FUL - 202121 Jun
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a childrens home for 2no young persons.
RefusedCertificate of Lawfulness: ProposedP/2021/0639/CLP
Source: St Helens
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