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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
94.8% of applications approved
Ranks #29 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
23.1% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #28 of 315 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 65 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£192,000 median sale price
+1.1% year on year · 2,011 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
45.4% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #175 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 76,532 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/2026/0407/HHFP | 35 Cholmley Drive Newton Le Willows St Helens | Single storey front and rear extensions. | Householder | 13 Aug 2026 |
| P/2026/0404/FUL | Land Adjacent To Evelyn Avenue St. Helens | Full planning permission for the erection of 63 affordable dwellings (Use Class C3), comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3 and… | Fullplanning | 13 Aug 2026 |
| A/2026/0030/NMA | 90 Park Road South Newton Le Willows St Helens | Non-material amendment to application P/2026/0222/HHFP, to move window from side elevation to rear elevation, with… | Fullplanning | 12 Aug 2026 |
| P/2026/0405/HHFP | 53 Broad Lane St Helens Merseyside | Retrospective planning permission for garage conversion, landscaping and rendering to the property. | Householder | 11 Aug 2026 |
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We index every application published on St Helens’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://publicaccess.sthelens.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 13 Aug 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by St Helens, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 35,622 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes St Helens's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 13 Aug 2026.
94.8% of St Helens's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
23.1% of appeals against St Helens decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 65 decided appeals.
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| C/2026/0123/CON | Earlestown Town Hall Market Street Newton Le Willows | Discharge of Condition 4 (Asbestos Removal) on approval P/2024/0002/LBC. | Dischargeconditions | 11 Aug 2026 |
| P/2026/0400/O2DPA | 24 - 26 Ormskirk Street St Helens | Prior approval for a change of use of existing basement and ground floor offices (Class E(g)(i)) into 5no apartments… | Priorapproval | 10 Aug 2026 |
| P/2026/0401/HHFP | 31 Beacon Road Billinge St Helens | Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory | Householder | 9 Aug 2026 |
| P/2026/0403/FUL | Land To Rear Of Evolution Fitness XI Ltd Duncan Street St Helens | Change of use from vacant land to a 36 space car park | Changeofuse | 8 Aug 2026 |
| P/2026/0402/HHFP | 41 Penryn Avenue St Helens Merseyside | Part two storey, part single storey side extension. | Householder | 7 Aug 2026 |
| P/2026/0398/HHFP | 34 Garston Crescent Newton Le Willows St Helens | Single storey rear extension and rear dormer. | Householder | 5 Aug 2026 |
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