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Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

Granted St. Helens P/2022/0480/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Erection of 164 residential dwellings with public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SuDs), reconfiguration of the existing car park adjacent to Thatto Heath Road and vehicular access points off Thatto Heath Road and Carnarvon Street.

As published by the council, reference P/2022/0480/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2022/0480/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant
Received
5 Jul 2022
Validated
13 Jul 2022
Decided
4 Nov 2022
Ward
Thatto Heath Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 21 applications since 2022: 15 approved, 0 refused.

  • C/2026/0120/CON Awaiting decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 9 (phasing plan) on approval of P/2022/0480/FUL

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • C/2026/0046/CON Awaiting decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 25 on approval of application P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Submitted 20 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • C/2025/0046/CON Awaiting decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of Condition 23 (Remediation Verification) on planning permission P/2022/0480/FUL

    Submitted 8 May 2025 Conditions
  • C/2024/0149/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge condition 20 (Stability Statement) of planning approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 21 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • C/2023/0145/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of Condition 33 (Employment) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 14 May 2025 Conditions
  • A/2023/0030/NMA Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Non material amendment to approval P/2022/0480/FUL for Carlow tank re-positioned, plots 104-110, and 147-156 re-designed, plot 104 to become open market and plot 147 to become an affordable plot, car park re-configured and EV charging and pay and display location shown, play area re-sited, inclusion of grasscrete access to maintain and service the Carlow Tank, substation re-located outside of UU easement, plots 11-14 moved 2m from the boundary to step off retaining wall, plots 2 and 3 garages removed, plot 81 parking re-positioned, and turning head pumping station revised, and Non material amendment to Discharge of Condition 11 (Hard Landscaping) on C/2023/0047/CON.

    Decided 11 Dec 2023 Amendments
  • C/2023/0102/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 22 (ground gas investigation) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL

    Decided 7 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • C/2023/0086/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 3 (facing materials) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL

    Decided 11 Sep 2023 Conditions
  • C/2023/0081/CON Split decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge conditions 9 (Public Open Space) and 12 (Playground Detail) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 18 Dec 2023 Conditions
  • C/2023/0083/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge condition 35 (drainage) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 19 Jun 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2022

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 13 Jul 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Nov 2022

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

15+ later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • C/2026/0120/CON Awaiting decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 9 (phasing plan) on approval of P/2022/0480/FUL

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • C/2026/0046/CON Awaiting decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 25 on approval of application P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Submitted 20 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • C/2025/0046/CON Awaiting decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of Condition 23 (Remediation Verification) on planning permission P/2022/0480/FUL

    Submitted 8 May 2025 Conditions
  • C/2024/0149/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge condition 20 (Stability Statement) of planning approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 21 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • A/2024/0028/NMA Granted

    Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Non-material amendment to application P/2022/0480/FUL - amend some approved plans in Condition 2 and affordable housing statement in Condition 34.

    Decided 12 Jul 2024 Amendments
  • C/2024/0036/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane & West Of Elm Road Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge conditions 12 (playground details), 17 (energy statement) and 23 (remediation/verification) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 5 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • C/2023/0145/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of Condition 33 (Employment) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 14 May 2025 Conditions
  • A/2023/0030/NMA Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Non material amendment to approval P/2022/0480/FUL for Carlow tank re-positioned, plots 104-110, and 147-156 re-designed, plot 104 to become open market and plot 147 to become an affordable plot, car park re-configured and EV charging and pay and display location shown, play area re-sited, inclusion of grasscrete access to maintain and service the Carlow Tank, substation re-located outside of UU easement, plots 11-14 moved 2m from the boundary to step off retaining wall, plots 2 and 3 garages removed, plot 81 parking re-positioned, and turning head pumping station revised, and Non material amendment to Discharge of Condition 11 (Hard Landscaping) on C/2023/0047/CON.

    Decided 11 Dec 2023 Amendments
  • C/2023/0102/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 22 (ground gas investigation) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL

    Decided 7 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • C/2023/0086/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 3 (facing materials) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL

    Decided 11 Sep 2023 Conditions
  • C/2023/0081/CON Split decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge conditions 9 (Public Open Space) and 12 (Playground Detail) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 18 Dec 2023 Conditions
  • C/2023/0084/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 26 on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 10 Nov 2023 Conditions
  • C/2023/0083/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge condition 35 (drainage) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 19 Jun 2024 Conditions
  • C/2023/0082/CON Split decision

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge condition 25 (Highways Works) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Decided 26 Feb 2024 Conditions
  • C/2023/0047/CON Granted

    Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    Discharge of condition 11 (Hard Surfacing) on approval P/2022/0480/FUL

    Decided 28 Jul 2023 Conditions

Documents

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

202 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 4 November 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.

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.

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  • Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    C/2026/0046/CON Submitted 20 Feb 2026 0m away

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    Discharge of condition 25 on approval of application P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 21 docs

  • Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    C/2024/0149/CON Submitted 18 Dec 2024 0m away

    Discharge condition 20 (Stability Statement) of planning approval P/2022/0480/FUL.

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

  • Land North Of Elephant Lane Thatto Heath St Helens

    C/2025/0046/CON Submitted 8 May 2025 0m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul

    Discharge of Condition 23 (Remediation Verification) on planning permission P/2022/0480/FUL

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    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 22 docs
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