St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Elton Head Road St Helens WA9 5BT
Approved on 24 April 2026
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Removal of existing metal fence and erection of new 2.4m high boundary fence [Amended description].
- Received
- 21 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Bold And Lea Green Ward
- ReceivedReceived21 Jan
- ValidatedValidated3 Mar
- Consult.Consultation30 Mar
- TargetTarget Date28 Apr
- DecidedDecided24 Apr
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Elton Head Road St Helens WA9 5BT. St Helens has handled 2,576 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than St Helens's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications 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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Application details
- Postcode
- WA9 5BT
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 19 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 9 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 30 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 19 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 28 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 24 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Cassidy and Ashton
- Architect profile
- CASSIDY & ASHTON LIMITED
- Agent address
- 10 Hunters Walk Canal Street Chester Cheshire CH1 4EB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 27 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 19 April 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 35
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.
- 201918 Dec
Replacement of 1.8m high security fence with 2.4m high security fence to front of school field
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/2019/0908/FUL - 201216 May
Infill extension to central courtyard to form new class rooms.
Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning PermissionP/2012/0386 - 201131 Mar
Erection of secure canopy on front elevation.
Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning PermissionP/2011/0329
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