Land South Of Former Pilkington Group Head Office, Prescot Road, St Helens, WA10 3HG

erection of 64 residential units (36 dwellinghouses and 28 apartments) with associated development and landscaping

Authority: St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal upon the setting and thereby the significance of the Grade II listed building known as 'Former Pilkingtons Headquarters complex, Borough Road, St Helens' (the complex), and upon the significance of the Grade II listed Registered Park and Garden known as 'Former Pilkingtons Headquarters landscape, Borough Road, St Helens' (the RPG).

What decided it

The considerable public benefits of the scheme did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the listed complex and the Registered Park and Garden.

The cumulative public benefits (affordable housing and economic benefits) were considerable but did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the complex and the RPG.

Plan policies cited: Policy LPA07, Policy LPC11

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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