St Michaels Mount Elton Head Road St Helens WA9 5AU
Refused on 27 February 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Erection of two storey building for place of worship (Class F1(f)) and community centre (Class F2(b)), following the demolition of existing building, together with associated external works including boundary treatment, landscaping, and parking.
- Received
- 5 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 10
- Ward
- Bold And Lea Green Ward
- Agent
- Studio Tashkeel Architecture
- ReceivedReceived5 Oct
- ValidatedValidated14 Oct
- Consult.Consultation4 Feb
- TargetTarget Date9 Dec
- DecidedDecided27 Feb
Decided in 136 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at St Michaels Mount Elton Head Road St Helens WA9 5AU. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. This one was decided in 145 days, 13 weeks longer than St Helens's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Bold And Lea Green Ward. We hold 1,076 applications in total for the WA9 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed development fails to provide sufficient on-site car parking spaces, in accordance with the St Helens Transport & Travel SPD, and levels of trip generation associated with the proposed use would lead to additional traffic and parking in and around the roads in the local area to the detriment of the free flow of traffic and conditions of highway safety. This shortfall would result in increased on-street parking demand in a location where there is already noted to be a high proportion of non-compliant on-street parking, exacerbating congestion on surrounding highways and compromising the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians. The proposal would therefore have a severe harmful impact on highway and transport network safety, street parking stress and the free flow of traffic. The proposal fails to promote sustainable transport modes, an unsafe pedestrian and cyclist environment and a failure to provide safe and suitable access for all users contrary to Policy LPA06 of the St Helens Local Plan Policies and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Paragraphs 115 and 116.
- Insufficient information has been provided in relation to bats, which are a protected species. No emergence bat survey has been submitted as part of the application. The impact of the development on protected species cannot be assessed or adequately mitigated which is contrary to the requirements of Policy LPC06 of the St Helens Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- WA9 5AU
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 14 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 4 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 11 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 2 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 2 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Studio Tashkeel Architecture
- Architect profile
- STUDIO TASHKEEL ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 1-3 Ashton Lane Sale Manchester M33 6WT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 14 October 2025
- Site notice end
- 4 November 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14369189
- Documents
- 242
- Constraints
- 37
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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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