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Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

Awaiting decision St. Helens P/2026/0393/S73

Works: Demolition Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Off-Site Highway Works and Sustainable Transport Improvements), 4 (Biodiversity Net Gain Monitoring Scheme), 7 (Closure of Existing Accesses and Footway Upgrades), 8 (Laffak Road Bridge Shuttle Traffic Signal Scheme), 11 (Tree Works), 12 (Demolition Phase Tree Protection Measures), 13 (Construction Phase Tree Protection Measures), 20 (Land Contamination Investigation and Remediation), 22 (Coal Mining Intrusive Site Investigations and Remediation), 25 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 36 (RAMS Method Statement), 40 (Engineering Details for Laffak Road Realignment), 44 (Construction Phase Local Employment Scheme), 46 (Energy and Sustainability Statement), 50 (Approval of Reserved Matters), 62 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 63 (Habitat Creation and Enhancement Works), 64 (External Materials), 66 (Outline Development Construction Phase Local Employment Scheme), 67 (Outline Development Operational Phase Local Employment Scheme), 71 (Travel Plan), 72 (Phase II Site Investigation and Risk Assessment), 74 (Coal Mining Site Investigations and Remediation), 76 (Invasive Species Method Statement), 77 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 79 (Bin Storage Details) of planning permission P/2025/0194/FUL to permit demolition works prior to the discharge of specified pre-commencement conditions.

As published by the council, reference P/2026/0393/S73

Application record

Reference
P/2026/0393/S73
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Postcode
WA11 9LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by St. Helens

  2. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 September 2026, 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.

What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with St. Helens for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that St. Helens is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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