Land To South Of 34 And 36 Rainhill Road Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens
Refused on 14 May 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Outline of application for erection of 1no detached dwelling.
- Received
- 26 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Ward
- Thatto Heath Ward
- Agent
- msa Architects
- ReceivedReceived26 Feb
- ValidatedValidated20 Mar
- Consult.Consultation21 Apr
- TargetTarget Date15 May
- DecidedDecided14 May
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application at Land To South Of 34 And 36 Rainhill Road Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens. St Helens has handled 441 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 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 11 applications across Thatto Heath Ward.
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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Why it was refused
- The proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, causes harm to the openness of the Green Belt conflicting with the purposes of including land in the Green Belt. Furthermore, there is not a demonstrable unmet need for the type of development proposed. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy LPA01 of the St Helens Local Plan. Insufficient very special circumstances have been identified to outweigh the harm to the Green Belt.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Application type
- Outline Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Eccleston Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 24 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 21 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 31 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 24 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- msa Architects
- Agent address
- 89 High Street Newton Le Willows WA12 9SL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 1 April 2026
- Site notice end
- 24 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14560666
- Documents
- 25
- Constraints
- 18
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: St. HelensPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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