The virtual public inquiry over plans to regenerate the former Parkside Colliery site in Newton-le-Willows recently concluded. Proposals to redevelop the former colliery, which was shut in 1993, were originally submitted in January 2018 by Parkside Regeneration LLP, a joint venture between developer Langtree and St Helens Borough Council. It believes that it will provide 1,330 new jobs when fully complete, add more than £80 million a year to the St Helens economy and provide £2.2 million a year in business rates to support local services. However, Dr Kevin McLafferty, who lives close to the site, is doubtful. He has a professional doctorate in business and is the former global head of business intelligence at HSBC.
By Aran Dhillon, Local Democracy Reporter
The Parkside site WAREHOUSE space still needs to be provided for companies despite the ‘bricks and mortar’ retail decline during the coronavirus pandemic, a public inquiry has heard. The virtual public inquiry over plans to regenerate the former Parkside Colliery site in Newton-le-Willows started this week. Proposals to redevelop former colliery, which was shut in 1993, were originally submitted in January 2018 by Parkside Regeneration LLP, a joint venture between developer Langtree and St Helens Borough Council. St Helens Borough Council granted outline planning permission in December 2019, while also giving the green light for the Parkside Link Road project, which is seen as a key element to unlocking the potential of the site.
By Aran Dhillon, Local Democracy Reporter
The Parkside site WAREHOUSE space still needs to be provided for companies despite the ‘bricks and mortar’ retail decline during the coronavirus pandemic, a public inquiry has heard. The virtual public inquiry over plans to regenerate the former Parkside Colliery site in Newton-le-Willows started this week. Proposals to redevelop former colliery, which was shut in 1993, were originally submitted in January 2018 by Parkside Regeneration LLP, a joint venture between developer Langtree and St Helens Borough Council. St Helens Borough Council granted outline planning permission in December 2019, while also giving the green light for the Parkside Link Road project, which is seen as a key element to unlocking the potential of the site.