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
• 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
• C/2019/0053/CON Granted

  Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ

  Discharge of condition 3,4,7,9,10 and 15 on approval P/2018/0675/WEIA.

  Decided 8 Dec 2020 Conditions
• 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. 26 Jul 2023

   Received by St. Helens

2. 11 Aug 2023

   Decision issued: EIA Responded

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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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 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

  C/2019/0053/CON Submitted 7 Jun 2019 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3,4,7,9,10 and 15 on approval P/2018/0675/WEIA.

  Granted Conditions 25 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

• P/2026/0225/PIP Refused

  6 Linden Grove Billinge St Helens WN5 7QP

  Permission in principle for residential development of 1no dwelling.

  Received 30 Apr, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Outline
• P/2026/0165/OUP Refused

  Land To South Of 34 And 36 Rainhill Road Rainhill Road Rainhill St Helens

  Outline of application for erection of 1no detached dwelling.

  Received 26 Feb, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Outline
• P/2025/0674/OUP Awaiting decision

  Land At Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens

  Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved other than access) for the development for up to 220 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works.

  Received 11 Dec, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline
• EIA/2025/0004/SCOPE Decided

  Land At Gorsey Lane Clock Face St Helens WA9 4XA

  Scope of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to be submitted to accompany an outline planning application for a proposed residential development

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Outline
• P/2025/0556/OUP Awaiting decision

  Land North Of Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens

  Outline planning application for the erection of up to 212no dwellings with open space, landscaping, and access. All matters reserved except for means of access. [Amended description].

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline