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

Awaiting decision St. Helens P/2026/0393/S73 Section 73 - Removal/Variation of Condit

Works: Demolition

Relates to P/2025/0194/FUL

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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), 21 (Remediation), 22 (Coal Mining Intrusive Site Investigations and Remediation), 23 (Coal Mining Verification), 24 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)), 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), 49 (Reserved Matters Submission), 50 (Approval of Reserved Matters), 58 (Landscaping Scheme), 59 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 61 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 62 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 63 (Habitat Creation and Enhancement Works), 64 (External Materials), 65 (Noise Assessments), 66 (Outline Development Construction Phase Local Employment Scheme), 67 (Outline Development Operational Phase Local Employment Scheme), 68 (Detailed Drainage Scheme), 70 (Servicing, Waste Collection and Delivery Strategy), 71 (Travel Plan), 72 (Phase II Site Investigation and Risk Assessment), 73 (Coal Mining Risk Assessment), 74 (Coal Mining Site Investigations and Remediation), 75 (Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Statement), 76 (Invasive Species Method Statement), 77 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 78 (Open Space Strategy (Care Home Phase)), 79 (Bin Storage Details), and 80 (Bird and Bat Boxes) 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
Type
Section 73 - Removal/Variation of Condit
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Moss Bank Ward
Postcode
WA11 9LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the St. Helens register

This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • C/2026/0122/CONBNG Awaiting decision

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

    Discharge of BNG condition on approval P/2025/0194/FUL.

    Submitted 4 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • C/2026/0117/CON Awaiting decision

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

    Discharge conditions 3 (S106 - off-site highway works), 4 (S106 - BNG), 7 (closing off access), 8 (shuttle traffic signal system), 24 (CEMP), 25 (foul and surface water disposal), 36 (RAMS), 37 (invasive plant removal), 40 (re-alignment), 44 (local employment), and 48 (water main infrastructure protection). Partial discharge of conditions 20 (site investigation/remediation), 22 (coal mining), 76 (invasive species) and 77 (CEMP) relating to ALDI and highway realignment works only. All on approval P/2025/0194/FUL.

    Submitted 24 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • P/2026/0234/DEMPA Withdrawn

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

    Prior approval for the demolition of a two storey former café building, one storey former car auction unit, terrace of single storey former industrial units, former residential property and outbuildings, former petrol filling station and one storey former retail unit

    Decided 17 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • EIA/2025/0001/SCREEN Decided

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

    EIA screening request in relation to planning application P/2025/0194/FUL for a proposed mixed use development.

    Decided 11 Jun 2025 Outline
  • P/2025/0194/FUL Granted

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

    Hybrid planning application for mixed-use development comprising: (1) Full planning application for the realignment of Laffak Road and the erection of a retail store (Use Class E(a)) with vehicular access roads, car parking, servicing area, hard and soft landscaping, and associated infrastructure; and (2) Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for a care home (Use Class C2), a drive-through restaurant (Use Class E(b) / Sui-Generis), a drive-through coffee shop (Class E(a) / Class E(b)), and a divisible commercial unit (Use Class E(a, b, c, and d)).

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Full applications

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 75 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • P/2025/0194/FUL Granted

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

    Hybrid planning application for mixed-use development comprising: (1) Full planning application for the realignment of Laffak Road and the erection of a retail store (Use Class E(a)) with vehicular access roads, car parking, servicing area, hard and soft landscaping, and associated infrastructure; and (2) Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for a care home (Use Class C2), a drive-through restaurant (Use Class E(b) / Sui-Generis), a drive-through coffee shop (Class E(a) / Class E(b)), and a divisible commercial unit (Use Class E(a, b, c, and d)).

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Full applications

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Avison Young Limited Agent

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Documents

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

58 documents on file for this application

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What 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 decided amendment applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

    C/2026/0122/CONBNG Submitted 4 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

    Discharge of BNG condition on approval P/2025/0194/FUL.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 33 docs

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

    C/2026/0117/CON Submitted 24 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

    Discharge conditions 3 (S106 - off-site highway works), 4 (S106 - BNG), 7 (closing off access), 8 (shuttle traffic signal system), 24 (CEMP), 25 (foul and surface water disposal), 36 (RAMS), 37 (invasive plant removal), 40 (re-alignment), 44 (local employment), and 48 (water main infrastructure protection). Partial discharge of conditions 20 (site investigation/remediation), 22 (coal mining), 76 (invasive species) and 77 (CEMP) relating to ALDI and highway realignment works only. All on approval P/2025/0194/FUL.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 132 docs

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

    EIA/2025/0001/SCREEN Submitted 2 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    EIA screening request in relation to planning application P/2025/0194/FUL for a proposed mixed use development.

    Decided Outline 4 docs

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

    P/2026/0234/DEMPA Submitted 1 May 2026 50 yards away

    Prior approval for the demolition of a two storey former café building, one storey former car auction unit, terrace of single storey former industrial units, former residential property and outbuildings, former petrol filling station and one storey former retail unit

    Withdrawn Prior approval Demolition 26 docs
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  • Land At Laffak Road And Carr Mill Road St Helens WA11 9LG

    P/2025/0194/FUL Submitted 18 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Hybrid planning application for mixed-use development comprising: (1) Full planning application for the realignment of Laffak Road and the erection of a retail store (Use Class E(a)) with vehicular access roads, car parking, servicing area, hard and soft landscaping, and associated infrastructure; and (2) Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for a care home (Use Class C2), a drive-through restaurant (Use Class E(b) / Sui-Generis), a drive-through coffee shop (Class E(a) / Class E(b)), and a divisible commercial unit (Use Class E(a, b, c, and d)).

    Granted Full applications 188 docs

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