St Helens gives go-ahead to 300,000 sq ft Haydock industrial

Canmoor Developments can now progress with its plans to deliver four warehouses off Haydock Lane, four years after the proposals were refused by the local council.

St Helens Council approved the developer’s plans for its industrial scheme at a planning meeting on Tuesday. This decision was made in line with officer recommendations.

Designed by Michael Sparks Associates, the scheme will see the redevelopment of a 19-acre plot next to Haydock Industrial Estate to create around 290,625 sq ft of flexible floorspace across four units.

The largest unit will be 156,800 sq ft and the smallest will span 20,600 sq ft. The remaining two sheds will provide 67,800 sq ft and 44,400 sq ft of space.

Each warehouse will feature first-floor office accommodation, while visitors will also have access to a total of 263 car parking spaces.

The 300,000 sq ft industrial scheme was rejected by St Helens Council in 2019 due to concerns it would harm the Green Belt.

However, the site – three miles north of St Helens town centre – was released from the Green Belt under the local authority’s recently adopted local plan, theoretically paving the way for its redevelopment.

Canmoor resubmitted its proposals for the site last November.

The project team includes TIER Consulting, Stephenson Halliday, RPS, ESC, Applied Ecology, Kairus, DTA, Sharps Redmore, and Holophane.

Want to learn more about the project? Search for application number P/2022/0785/FUL on St Helens Council’s planning portal.