Planning application
Cowley Hill Works Albert Street St Helens WA10 2RZ
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Proposal
Non-material amendments to wording of conditions of outline approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA. Condition 16 (designated cycle route), condition 38 (culvert easement), condition 62 (pedestrian crossing Washway Lane / City Road) and condition 63 (highway works, College Street / Ravenhead Greenway).
As published by the council, reference A/2025/0051/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- A/2025/0051/NMA
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Postcode
- WA10 2RZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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C/2025/0142/CON Awaiting decision
Cowley Hill Works Albert Street St Helens WA10 2RZ
Discharge of Condition 18, parts a (site investigation and assessment methodology) b (phase 2 site investigation and risk assessment) and c (i) (site investigation scheme, based on (The DB Remediation Environmental Summary and Outline Remedial Strategy)) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.
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A/2024/0003/NMA Granted
Cowley Hill Works Albert Street St Helens WA10 2RZ
Non material amendment to approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA to amend planning condition 4 (points of access), 8 (boundary treatment, phase 1), 16 (cycle routes), 22 (security fencing to Rainford Brook Embankment), 23 (management plan to Rainford Brook), 51 (landscape and ecology management plan), 52 (Resident information Packs), 58 (intrusive site investigation works), 59 (burgy slope stability), 61 (highway survey) & 62 (Washway Lane crossing) to enable the phased delivery of the site.
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P/2021/0934/FUL Granted
Cowley Hill Works Albert Street St Helens WA10 2RZ
Erection of a new gatehouse to form part of new access arrangements.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by St. Helens
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27 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St. Helens took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Nexus Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Active · incorporated 2013 · London
326 applications on PlanIndex · across 66 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens decided amendment applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens Merseyside
Partial discharge of condition 7 (vehicle emergency access) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA .
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
Land At Cowley Hill College Street St Helens Merseyside
Non-material amendments to parameter plan, condition 4 (access) and description of development on application P/2020/0083/OUEIA.
Granted Amendments 9 docs -
Cowley Hill Works St Helens Merseyside
98% historically approved · decision due ~17 Feb
Discharge conditions 5 (development framework masterplan) and 17 (design framework) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.
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Land At Cowley Hill College Street St Helens Merseyside
Partial discharge of condition 58 (site investigation) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.
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Land At Cowley Hill College Street St Helens Merseyside
Non material amendment to amend wording of conditions 6 and 60 on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.
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Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ
Non material amendment to alter wording of conditions 44 (channel restoration) and 45 (buffer zone) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.
Granted Amendments 7 docs
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