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Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

Granted St. Helens P/2023/0413/RES Reserved Matters

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

Proposal

Reserved Matters Application following outline consent P/2020/0083/OUEIA seeking approval for Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for the construction of a link road connecting Washway Lane and College Street and associated works.

As published by the council, reference P/2023/0413/RES

Application record

Reference
P/2023/0413/RES
Type
Reserved Matters
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
9 Jun 2023
Validated
13 Jul 2023
Decided
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Moss Bank Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
WA10 2RZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 17 applications since 2023: 9 approved, 0 refused.

  • C/2026/0119/CON Awaiting decision

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Discharge condition 4 (diversion of Rainford Brook) on approval P/2023/0413/RES.

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • A/2025/0001/NMA Granted

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Non material amendment to alter wording of conditions 44 (channel restoration) and 45 (buffer zone) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.

    Decided 26 Mar 2025 Amendments
  • C/2024/0072/CON Split decision

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Discharge of condition 18(site investigation) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.

    Decided 19 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • C/2024/0019/CON Granted

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Discharge condition 5 (phasing plan) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.

    Decided 9 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • A/2024/0008/NMA Granted

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Non-material amendment to conditions 18, 19 and 20 of application P/2020/0083/OUEIA

    Decided 6 Jun 2024 Amendments
  • P/2024/0073/DEMPA Decided

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Prior approval for demolition of retaining wall to Pilkington boundary and other redundant structures adjacent to City Road.

    Decided 8 Mar 2024 Prior approval
  • P/2023/0687/DEMPA Withdrawn

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Prior approval for demolition of vacant sandwash building

    Decided 21 Dec 2023 Prior approval
  • A/2023/0033/NMA Granted

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Non material amendment to approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA to amend condition 4 (points of access).

    Decided 30 Nov 2023 Amendments
  • C/2023/0107/CON Granted

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Partial discharge of condition 24(dust management), 50(cemp) and 70(method statement) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.

    Decided 30 Nov 2023 Conditions
  • C/2023/0105/CON Withdrawn

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Discharge condition 58 (mine shafts and drilling) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.

    Decided 8 Oct 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jun 2023

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 13 Jul 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Oct 2025

    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/2026/0119/CON Awaiting decision

    Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    Discharge condition 4 (diversion of Rainford Brook) on approval P/2023/0413/RES.

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Nexus Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Active · incorporated 2013 · London

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Documents

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

226 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 30 October 2025, 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 reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens WA10 2RZ

    P/2023/0505/RES Submitted 4 Sep 2023 50 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

    Reserved Matters Application following outline consent P/2020/0083/OUEIA, seeking approval for layout/finished site levels.

    Awaiting decision Reserved matters 24 docs

  • Cowley Hill Works City Road St Helens Merseyside

    C/2026/0047/CON Submitted 21 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Partial discharge of condition 7 (vehicle emergency access) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA .

    Granted Conditions 10 docs

  • Land At Cowley Hill College Street St Helens Merseyside

    A/2025/0055/NMA Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Non-material amendments to parameter plan, condition 4 (access) and description of development on application P/2020/0083/OUEIA.

    Granted Amendments 9 docs

  • Cowley Hill Works Albert Street St Helens WA10 2RZ

    A/2025/0051/NMA Submitted 17 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jan

    Non-material amendments to wording of conditions of outline approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA. Condition 16 (designated cycle route), condition 38 (culvert easement), condition 62 (pedestrian crossing Washway Lane / City Road) and condition 63 (highway works, College Street / Ravenhead Greenway).

    Awaiting decision Amendments 4 docs

  • Land At Cowley Hill College Street St Helens Merseyside

    C/2025/0090/CON Submitted 26 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Partial discharge of condition 58 (site investigation) on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.

    Granted Conditions 18 docs

  • Land At Cowley Hill College Street St Helens Merseyside

    A/2025/0028/NMA Submitted 4 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Non material amendment to amend wording of conditions 6 and 60 on approval P/2020/0083/OUEIA.

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

In St. Helens

  • P/2026/0016/RES Awaiting decision

    Cowley Hill College Street St Helens Merseyside

    Application for reserved matters, seeking approval for details of the appearance, layout, scale and landscaping for 212 no. dwellings with associated parking, infrastructure and open space, pursuant to Condition 2 attached to outline planning permission P/2020/0083/OUEIA

    Received 6 Jan, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • P/2025/0155/RES Granted

    Land North Of Houghtons Lane Eccleston St Helens

    Reserved Matters proposal for 6 dwellings including ancillary garages, parking and landscaping, seeking approval of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission P/2022/0598/OUP.

    Received 21 Jan, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • P/2023/0685/RES Granted

    Land Bound By Corporation Street To The North, St Helens Central And Rail Lines To The East, St Helens Canal To The South And The Town Centre, Broadly Defined By Bickerstaffe Street And Market Street, To The West

    Phase 1 Reserved Matters submission relating to the Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for an office (use class E(g)(i-ii) with ancillary use class E(b) floorspace); hotel (use class C1); residential use (use class C3); market (use classes E(a), E(b) & sui generis); retail/leisure floorspace (use classes E(a-f) and sui generis); and associated landscaping, parking and servicing pursuant to planning permission P/2022/0212/HYBR. Along with details required by conditions to be submitted with reserved matters no. 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43, and satisfy other relevant conditions.

    Received 30 Nov, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • P/2025/0235/RES Granted

    St Helens Bus Station Bickerstaffe Street St Helens

    Application for Phase 2 Reserved Matters approval for access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale in relation to a multi-modal interchange with ancillary integral welfare facilities (Use Class Sui Generis); a travel centre (Use Class Sui Generis); commercial units (Use Classes E(a) and E(b)); and associated landscaping, parking, and servicing.

    Received 24 Mar, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • P/2025/0124/RES Granted

    Land West Of Lodge Lane Haydock St Helens

    Reserved matters application following outline consent P/2022/0063/OUP seeking approval for layout, scale, appearance, and landscaping for residential development of 122no dwellings.

    Received 21 Feb, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Reserved matters