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Land Site Of Former Hays Chemical Works Lancots Lane St Helens

Granted St. Helens P/2024/0592/FUL Full Planning Application

Works: Extension Major scheme

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

Proposal

Erection of 32no. dwellings (Class C3), 5,134 sqm extension to existing warehouse (B8) and construction of new vehicle access points, associated landscaping and infrastructure works.

As published by the council, reference P/2024/0592/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/2024/0592/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant
Received
18 Nov 2024
Validated
22 Nov 2024
Decided
27 Aug 2025
Ward
Sutton North West Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • C/2026/0078/CON Awaiting decision

    Land Site Of Former Hays Chemical Works Lancots Lane St Helens

    Discharge of condition 8 (Site investigation and remediation strategy) on approval P/2024/0592/FUL.

    Submitted 28 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • C/2025/0108/CON Awaiting decision

    Land Site Of Former Hays Chemical Works Lancots Lane St Helens

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (facing materials), 4 (hard surfacing), 5 (highways), 6 (highways entrance point), 7 (CPP/ CEMP), 12 (Ventilation and MHVR), 17 (archaeology), 18 (drainage plans), 19 (drainage management plan), 20 (energy proposals), 21 (employment plan), 22 (landscaping plan), 23 (landscaping management plan), 25 (affordable housing) and 27 (RAMs) on approval P/2024/0592/FUL.

    Submitted 27 Aug 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 22 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • C/2026/0078/CON Awaiting decision

    Land Site Of Former Hays Chemical Works Lancots Lane St Helens

    Discharge of condition 8 (Site investigation and remediation strategy) on approval P/2024/0592/FUL.

    Submitted 28 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • C/2025/0108/CON Awaiting decision

    Land Site Of Former Hays Chemical Works Lancots Lane St Helens

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (facing materials), 4 (hard surfacing), 5 (highways), 6 (highways entrance point), 7 (CPP/ CEMP), 12 (Ventilation and MHVR), 17 (archaeology), 18 (drainage plans), 19 (drainage management plan), 20 (energy proposals), 21 (employment plan), 22 (landscaping plan), 23 (landscaping management plan), 25 (affordable housing) and 27 (RAMs) on approval P/2024/0592/FUL.

    Submitted 27 Aug 2025 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Salford

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Documents

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

122 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St. Helens granted permission on 27 August 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 full applications

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    C/2026/0078/CON Submitted 28 Apr 2026 0m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jun

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    Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs

  • Land Site Of Former Hays Chemical Works Lancots Lane St Helens

    C/2025/0108/CON Submitted 27 Aug 2025 0m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~27 Nov

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (facing materials), 4 (hard surfacing), 5 (highways), 6 (highways entrance point), 7 (CPP/ CEMP), 12 (Ventilation and MHVR), 17 (archaeology), 18 (drainage plans), 19 (drainage management plan), 20 (energy proposals), 21 (employment plan), 22 (landscaping plan), 23 (landscaping management plan), 25 (affordable housing) and 27 (RAMs) on approval P/2024/0592/FUL.

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