580 Piele Road Haydock St Helens WA11 9TL Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0464/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of 12no EV charging bays, a substation and associated electrical equipment. Works include the installation of EV charging posts, a substation, associated electrical works and cabling, as well as improved paving and line marking. All works are located within the existing car park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
23 Oct 2026

Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Haydock built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Certificate of Lawfulness
Postcode
WA11 9TL
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Haydock Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Turley Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 5 days faster than St Helens's median of 50 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 94% of lawful development certificates here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
85decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by St Helens in the last twelve months, from validation. St Helens decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15199538
Planning Portal ref
PP-15199538
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
St Helens
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#22 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Helens decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #28 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #43 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #38 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #81 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
46 decided
499
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026

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