Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• C/2026/0122/CONBNG Awaiting decision

  Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  Discharge of BNG condition on approval P/2025/0194/FUL.

  Submitted 4 Aug 2026 Conditions
• P/2026/0393/S73 Awaiting decision

  Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  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), 78 (Open Space Strategy (Care Home Phase)), 79 (Bin Storage Details), and 80 (Bird and Bat Boxes) of planning permission P/2025/0194/FUL to permit demolition works prior to the discharge of specified pre-commencement conditions.

  Submitted 4 Aug 2026 Amendments
• P/2026/0234/DEMPA Withdrawn

  Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  Prior approval for the demolition of a two storey former café building, one storey former car auction unit, terrace of single storey former industrial units, former residential property and outbuildings, former petrol filling station and one storey former retail unit

  Decided 17 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• EIA/2025/0001/SCREEN Decided

  Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  EIA screening request in relation to planning application P/2025/0194/FUL for a proposed mixed use development.

  Decided 11 Jun 2025 Outline
• P/2025/0194/FUL Granted

  Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  Hybrid planning application for mixed-use development comprising: (1) Full planning application for the realignment of Laffak Road and the erection of a retail store (Use Class E(a)) with vehicular access roads, car parking, servicing area, hard and soft landscaping, and associated infrastructure; and (2) Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for a care home (Use Class C2), a drive-through restaurant (Use Class E(b) / Sui-Generis), a drive-through coffee shop (Class E(a) / Class E(b)), and a divisible commercial unit (Use Class E(a, b, c, and d)).

  Decided 30 Oct 2025 Full applications

1. 24 Jul 2026

   Received by St. Helens

2. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 September 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 75 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• P/2025/0194/FUL Granted

  Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  Hybrid planning application for mixed-use development comprising: (1) Full planning application for the realignment of Laffak Road and the erection of a retail store (Use Class E(a)) with vehicular access roads, car parking, servicing area, hard and soft landscaping, and associated infrastructure; and (2) Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for a care home (Use Class C2), a drive-through restaurant (Use Class E(b) / Sui-Generis), a drive-through coffee shop (Class E(a) / Class E(b)), and a divisible commercial unit (Use Class E(a, b, c, and d)).

  Decided 30 Oct 2025 Full applications

This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 122 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  C/2026/0122/CONBNG Submitted 4 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  Discharge of BNG condition on approval P/2025/0194/FUL.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 33 docs

• Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  P/2026/0393/S73 Submitted 4 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  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), 78 (Open Space Strategy (Care Home Phase)), 79 (Bin Storage Details), and 80 (Bird and Bat Boxes) of planning permission P/2025/0194/FUL to permit demolition works prior to the discharge of specified pre-commencement conditions.

  Awaiting decision Amendments Demolition 58 docs

• Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  EIA/2025/0001/SCREEN Submitted 2 Apr 2025 50 yards away

  EIA screening request in relation to planning application P/2025/0194/FUL for a proposed mixed use development.

  Decided Outline 4 docs

• Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  P/2026/0234/DEMPA Submitted 1 May 2026 50 yards away

  Prior approval for the demolition of a two storey former café building, one storey former car auction unit, terrace of single storey former industrial units, former residential property and outbuildings, former petrol filling station and one storey former retail unit

  Withdrawn Prior approval Demolition 26 docs
  Small domestic

• Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

  P/2025/0194/FUL Submitted 18 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  Hybrid planning application for mixed-use development comprising: (1) Full planning application for the realignment of Laffak Road and the erection of a retail store (Use Class E(a)) with vehicular access roads, car parking, servicing area, hard and soft landscaping, and associated infrastructure; and (2) Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for a care home (Use Class C2), a drive-through restaurant (Use Class E(b) / Sui-Generis), a drive-through coffee shop (Class E(a) / Class E(b)), and a divisible commercial unit (Use Class E(a, b, c, and d)).

  Granted Full applications 188 docs

• 151 Woodlands Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 9DY

  P/2025/0415/CLP Submitted 9 Jul 2025 100 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a rear dormer window and addition of 1no roof light to front of property.

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 6 docs

• 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