Planning application
Land North Of Gorsey Lane Bold St Helens
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 212no dwellings with open space, landscaping, and access. All matters reserved except for means of access. [Amended description].
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0556/OUP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0556/OUP
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Bold And Lea Green Ward
- Parish
- Bold Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by St. Helens
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St. Helens took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
119 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St. Helens for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St. Helens's median decision took 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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