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Former Coal Yard Lords Fold Rainford St Helens

Granted St. Helens P/2020/0082/FUL Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of former coal yard (sui generis) to industrial use (Class B2) and erection of new buildings for Class B2 use with associated parking.

As published by the council, reference P/2020/0082/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2020/0082/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
24 Jan 2020
Validated
30 Jan 2020
Decided
15 Apr 2020
Ward
Rainford Ward
Parish
Rainford Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • C/2020/0071/CON Granted

    Former Coal Yard Lords Fold Rainford St Helens

    Discharge of conditions 5 and 7 on approval P/2020/0082/FUL.

    Decided 17 Dec 2020 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jan 2020

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 30 Jan 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • C/2020/0071/CON Granted

    Former Coal Yard Lords Fold Rainford St Helens

    Discharge of conditions 5 and 7 on approval P/2020/0082/FUL.

    Decided 17 Dec 2020 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

41 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 15 April 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Units 2-10 Lords Fold Rainford St Helens WA11 8HP

    C/2023/0142/CON Submitted 5 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jan

    Partial discharge of condition 4 (contaminated land) on approval P/2020/0580/S73.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 15 docs

  • Units 2-10 Lords Fold Rainford St Helens WA11 8HP

    C/2022/0044/CON Submitted 8 Apr 2022 50 yards away

    Partial discharge of condition 4 (site investigation/plot numbers) on approval P/2020/0580/S73.

    Granted Conditions 26 docs

  • Units 2-10 Lords Fold Rainford St Helens WA11 8HP

    C/2021/0031/CON Submitted 22 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 2 (Hardstanding), 3 (CEMP -Environmental Management Plan), 5 (Noise), 6 (Street Lighting) and 7 (CEMP -method statement) on approval P/2020/0581/RES

    Granted Conditions 20 docs

  • Units 2-10 Lords Fold Rainford St Helens WA11 8HP

    C/2021/0043/CON Submitted 12 May 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 12-(landscaping and enclosure details) on approval P/2020/0580/FUL.

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

  • 19 Lords Fold Rainford St Helens WA11 8HP

    C/2025/0113/CON Submitted 8 Oct 2025 100 yards away

    Discharge conditions 4 (bat and bird boxes) and 5 (lighting) on approval P/2024/0334/FUL.

    Granted Conditions 29 docs

  • 19 Lords Fold Rainford St Helens WA11 8HP

    P/2024/0334/FUL Submitted 9 Jul 2024 100 yards away

    Part-retrospective application for the installation of 97no self-storage units with associated landscaping, external lighting, parking and signage.

    Granted Full applications 78 docs

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    Received 12 Sep, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications