Project
Overview
Former Parkside Colliery, St Helens
Parkside is a former colliery at Newton-le-Willows near St Helens. The site is a significant brownfield site which is within close walking distance of Newton-le- Willows train station and which has excellent links to both the M6 and M62 Motorways.
Client: Parkside Regeneration LLP
Client Sector: Public-Private Joint Venture
Services Provided:
Enviromental Assessment
Phase One
Spawforths successfully promoted the site through the St Helens Local Plan in parallel with preparing phased planning applications to bring forward a total of 2.5m sq.ft. of employment development. Spawforths secured outline planning permission at a Call In Inquiry in 2011 for B8 uses on Phase 1. Two reserved matters applications have been approved by the Council in relation to Phase 1 in March 2024 with work expected to start on site in Q4 of 2025.
Phase Two
A Phase 2 hybrid planning application has been submitted and is now pending determination and will secure permission for advanced manufacturing and logistics uses. This will deliver high quality jobs for local people as well as maximising the strategic potential of the site.