Planning application
Former Coal Yard Lords Fold Rainford St Helens
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
- 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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jan 2020
Received by St. Helens
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30 Jan 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 2020
Decision issued: Grant
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
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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.
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