Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0393/S73 - Section 73 - Removal/Variation of Condit Awaiting decision

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Off-Site Highway Works and Sustainable Transport Improvements), 4 (Biodiversity Net Gain Monitoring Scheme), 7 (Closure of Existing Accesses and Footway Upgrades), 8 (Laffak Road Bridge Shuttle Traffic Signal Scheme), 11 (Tree Works), 12 (Demolition Phase Tree Protection Measures), 13 (Construction Phase Tree Protection Measures), 20 (Land Contamination Investigation and Remediation), 21 (Remediation), 22 (Coal Mining Intrusive Site Investigations and Remediation), 23 (Coal Mining Verification), 24 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)), 25 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 36 (RAMS Method Statement), 40 (Engineering Details for Laffak Road Realignment), 44 (Construction Phase Local Employment Scheme), 46 (Energy and Sustainability Statement), 49 (Reserved Matters Submission), 50 (Approval of Reserved Matters), 58 (Landscaping Scheme), 59 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 61 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 62 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 63 (Habitat Creation and Enhancement Works), 64 (External Materials), 65 (Noise Assessments), 66 (Outline Development Construction Phase Local Employment Scheme), 67 (Outline Development Operational Phase Local Employment Scheme), 68 (Detailed Drainage Scheme), 70 (Servicing, Waste Collection and Delivery Strategy), 71 (Travel Plan), 72 (Phase II Site Investigation and Risk Assessment), 73 (Coal Mining Risk Assessment), 74 (Coal Mining Site Investigations and Remediation), 75 (Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Statement), 76 (Invasive Species Method Statement), 77 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 77 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)), 78 (Open Space Strategy (Care Home Phase)), 79 (Bin Storage Details), and 80 (Bird and Bat Boxes) of planning permission to permit demolition works prior to the discharge of specified pre-commencement conditions. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 3 Nov 2026.

The consultation period closed on 7 Oct 2026.

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the St Helens (St. Helens) 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.

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Important details

Council
St Helens
Application type
Section 73 - Removal/Variation of Condit
Postcode
WA11 9LG
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Moss Bank Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Avison Young

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15100749
Planning Portal ref
PP-15100749
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
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