Planning application
Land North East Of M6 J23 Haydock Point 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, with all matters reserved except for access from the A580 and A49, for the development of employment floorspace for manufacturing and distribution uses with ancillary offices (Use Classes B2 and B8), together with food and drink uses (Use Class E(b) and sui generis drive-through), leisure/health and fitness uses (Use Classes E(d) and F2(c)), crèche use (Use Class E(f)), a sustainable/alternative fuel hub for HGVs with associated welfare facilities, car and HGV parking, landscaping, site profiling, and associated highways, drainage and utilities infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0542/OUP
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0542/OUP
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2026
Received by St. Helens
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16 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 December 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
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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on St. Helens's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.