Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

This site has had 6 applications since 2016: 5 approved, 0 refused.

• P/2024/0459/FUL Granted

  Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  Development of a low carbon hydrogen production facility, substation and associated utility connections

  Decided 6 May 2025 Full applications
• EIA/2023/0004/SCREEN Decided

  Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  EIA Screening opinion

  Decided 11 Aug 2023 Outline
• P/2023/0236/CLP Granted

  Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of an industrial link building to connect 2no on-site buildings.

  Decided 31 May 2023 Lawful development
• P/2022/0262/CLE Granted

  Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  Certificate of lawfulness to confirm existing implementation of approval P/2018/0675/WEIA for demolition of existing security and administration buildings and erection of an energy recovery facility to produce 30mw of electricity for distribution to Pilkington Greengate and Watson Street works and to National Grid, from the importation of 300,000 tonnes per annum of refuse derived fuel and residual municipal, commercial and industrial waste, also the erection of new security and substation buildings.

  Decided 27 May 2022 Lawful development
• P/2016/0804/FUL Granted

  Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  Demolition of existing security and administration buildings. Erection of energy recovery facility to produce 15MW of electricity for distribution to Pilkington Greengate and Watson Street works and the National Grid from importation of 150 000 tonnes per annum of refuse derived fuel. Also erection of new administration, security and electrical substation buildings and multi storey car park.

  Decided 31 Mar 2017 Full applications

1. 7 Jun 2019

   Received by St. Helens

2. 13 Jun 2019

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Dec 2020

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St. Helens granted permission on 8 December 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  P/2016/0804/FUL Submitted 7 Nov 2016 50 yards away

  Demolition of existing security and administration buildings. Erection of energy recovery facility to produce 15MW of electricity for distribution to Pilkington Greengate and Watson Street works and the National Grid from importation of 150 000 tonnes per annum of refuse derived fuel. Also erection of new administration, security and electrical substation buildings and multi storey car park.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 69 docs

• Pilkington Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  A/2021/0028/NMA Submitted 23 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Non material amendment to approval P/2018/0675/WEIA to amend the wording of conditions 9, 11 and 13 to exclude the proposed electricity substation from the requirement of the conditions by amending the first line of each condition as to include the following wording; with the exception of demolition, site clearance works and works associated with construction of the electricity substation, no development on the main Energy Recovery.

  Granted Amendments Demolition 5 docs

• Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  EIA/2023/0004/SCREEN Submitted 26 Jul 2023 50 yards away

  EIA Screening opinion

  Decided Outline 1 doc

• Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens Merseyside WA9 5DZ

  C/2019/0080/CON Submitted 14 Aug 2019 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 13 on approval P/2018/0675/WEIA.

  Split decision Conditions 31 docs

• Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  P/2022/0262/CLE Submitted 7 Apr 2022 50 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness to confirm existing implementation of approval P/2018/0675/WEIA for demolition of existing security and administration buildings and erection of an energy recovery facility to produce 30mw of electricity for distribution to Pilkington Greengate and Watson Street works and to National Grid, from the importation of 300,000 tonnes per annum of refuse derived fuel and residual municipal, commercial and industrial waste, also the erection of new security and substation buildings.

  Granted Lawful development Demolition 8 docs

• 1 Ravenhead Business Park Ravenhead Road St Helens WA10 3DB

  P/2022/0144/FUL Submitted 3 Mar 2022 300 yards away

  Install new non-permanent buildings and associated hard-standing areas for wash, inspection, imaging and storage containers, and a single storey extension to the parts storage on the existing workshop building.

  Granted Full applications Extension 19 docs
  Small domestic

• C/2026/0141/CON Awaiting decision

  Raven Lodge 113 Church Street St Helens WA10 1AJ

  Discharge of condition 9 (materials) and condition 10 (bird boxes) on approval P/2025/0579/FUL.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Conditions
• C/2026/0136/CON Awaiting decision

  Bird I Th Hand 200 Prescot Road St Helens WA10 3HE

  Discharge of condition 3 (site investigation), condition 8 (tree protection), condition 15 (drainage) and condition 17 (materials) on approval of P/2025/0576/FUL

  Received 18 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Conditions
• C/2026/0135/CON Awaiting decision

  19 - 21 George Street St Helens WA10 1DA

  Discharge of condition 4 (material details), condition 5 (air conditioning) and condition 6 (bat and bird boxes) on approval of P/2026/0155/FUL.

  Received 13 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Conditions
• C/2026/0131/CON Awaiting decision

  Alfred Knight Ltd Prescot Road St Helens WA10 3BQ

  Discharge of conditions 10 (Construction Demolition Method Statement), 23 (RAMs), 25 (Plant Method Statement) and 38 (Development Funding) on approval P/2025/0540/S73.

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Conditions
• C/2026/0130/CON Awaiting decision

  Raven Lodge 113 Church Street St Helens WA10 1AJ

  Discharge condition 11 (construction method statement) on approval P/2025/0538/FUL.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Conditions