St Helens planning applications

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Planning performance · official MHCLG data

93.9% of applications approved

Ranks #48 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4

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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

24.6% of appeals overturn this council

Ranks #47 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 65 appeals decided

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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 · 1,968 sales in the last 12 months

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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

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% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

10 most-recent applications

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Reference	Address	Description	Type	Received
C/2026/0105/CON	Land Site Of Former Parkside Colliery Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens…	Discharge condition 9 (drainage details) on application P/2023/0342/RES.	Dischargeconditions	30 Jun 2026
C/2026/0104/CON	Land Site Of Former Parkside Colliery Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens…	Discharge condition 22 (drainage details) on application P/2018/0048/OUP.	Dischargeconditions	30 Jun 2026
C/2026/0106/CON	Land Site Of Former Parkside Colliery Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens…	Discharge condition 14 (drainage details) on application P/2023/0341/RES.	Dischargeconditions	30 Jun 2026
P/2026/0341/CLP	73 Tennyson Street Sutton Manor St Helens	Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens care facility for up to 1no…	Lawfuldevelopment

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curl -H "x-api-key: $PLANNEXUS_KEY" \
  "https://api.plannexus.io/v1/applications?\
  authority_gss=E08000013&limit=50"

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About this data

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-applications

Newest application received 30 Jun 2026.

St Helens planning FAQs

How do I search planning applications in St Helens?

This page lists the latest applications received by St Helens, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 35,528 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.

How often is St Helens planning data updated?

PlanNexus indexes St Helens's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 30 Jun 2026.

What share of planning applications does St Helens approve?

93.9% of St Helens's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).

How often are St Helens planning decisions overturned at appeal?

24.6% of appeals against St Helens decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 65 decided appeals.

How do I check the planning history of a property in St Helens?

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