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
• 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. 7 Apr 2022

   Received by St. Helens

2. 27 May 2022

   Decision issued: Grant

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St. Helens granted permission on 27 May 2022, 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

  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

• 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/2026/0537/CLP Awaiting decision

  1 Firefly Close Newton Le Willows St Helens WA12 8TF

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0534/CLP Awaiting decision

  31 Beacon Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7HF

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer.

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0513/CLP Awaiting decision

  46 Smock Lane Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0SN

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0523/CLP Awaiting decision

  50 Junction Lane St Helens WA9 3JN

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 4 person HMO (C4).

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0397/CLP Withdrawn

  143 Woodlands Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 9AG

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to childrens home (C2) for up to 2no children.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Lawful development