Whint Footbridge Off Harty Road Haydock St Helens Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval under Part 18, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order for proposed footbridge following the removal of existing footbridge. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Documents 26
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Consultation & comments 8
Other documents 11
Site constraints 5
Checked on 16 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- St Helens
- Application type
- Prior Notification Under Part 18
- Received
- 21 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Blackbrook Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Prior Approval Grant
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 15 Jan 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374548 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- St Helens Council
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 17 days slower than St Helens's median of 39 for prior approvals. Approved, as 91% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by St Helens in the last twelve months, from validation. St Helens decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 4 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 11 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
St Helens is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #38 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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