Planning application
Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development of a low carbon hydrogen production facility, substation and associated utility connections
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0459/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0459/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 3 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 6 May 2025
- Ward
- Thatto Heath Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA9 5DZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St. Helens register
This site has had 6 applications since 2016: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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EIA/2023/0004/SCREEN Decided
Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ
EIA Screening opinion
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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.
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P/2022/0262/CLE Granted
Greengate Works Sherdley Road St Helens WA9 5DZ
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm existing implementation of approval P/2018/0675/WEIA for demolition of existing security and administration buildings and erection of an energy recovery facility to produce 30mw of electricity for distribution to Pilkington Greengate and Watson Street works and to National Grid, from the importation of 300,000 tonnes per annum of refuse derived fuel and residual municipal, commercial and industrial waste, also the erection of new security and substation buildings.
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2024
Received by St. Helens
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9 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 May 2025
Decision issued: Grant
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Axis P.E.D. LTD. Agent, registered in Chester
Active · incorporated 1999 · Chester
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
45 documents on file for this application
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St. Helens granted permission on 6 May 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.
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