8 Haydock Lane Industrial Estate Haydock Lane Haydock St Helens WA11 9XE Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0198/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Partial demolition and external works to existing warehouse and office block. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Validated
15 Apr 2026
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Consultation
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
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, 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.

Building

Floor area2,614 m² (28,137 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 61)
UseGeneral Industrial and Special Industrial Groups
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
St Helens
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
WA11 9XE
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Haydock Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
JLL

How this decision compares

Decided in 156 days from validation, 101 days slower than St Helens's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 97% of demolitions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14728884
Planning Portal ref
PP-14728884
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
24 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jun 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.