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Evidence and monitoring

Plan-making in St Helens is supported and informed by a range of studies and evidence that help determine what the focus of our policies should be. Collectively they form the evidence base for the Local Plan.

EVIDENCE 

The evidence base studies informing the preparation of the Local Plan include:

Housing 

St Helens Borough Council Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment March 2024 (PDF, 7 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Strategic Housing Market Assessment Update January 2019  (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Update July 2017 (PDF, 7 MB)(opens new window)

Mid Mersey Strategic Housing Market Assessment January 2016 (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)

Green Belt

St Helens Green Belt Review (2018) (PDF, 24 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Green Belt Review (2018) Stage 2B Proformas (PDF, 4 MB)(opens new window)

Gypsies and Travellers 

Merseyside and West Lancashire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment, January 2015 (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window) 

Open Space 

St Helens Indoor and Built Sports Facilities Needs Assessment, June 2016  (PDF, 4 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Indoor and Built Sports Facilities Needs Assessment - Golf Course Addendum, June 2016  (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Open Space Assessment, June 2016 (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Playing Pitch Strategy Assessment Report, February 2016 (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Playing Pitch Strategy & Action Plan, July 2016 (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

Employment 

Parkside Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Capacity Study April 2021  (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)

Parkside Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Report Capability & Capacity Analysis, July 2018 (PDF, 517 KB)(opens new window)

Parkside Logistics and Rail Freight Interchange Study, August 2016  (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)

Parkside Logistics and Rail Freight Interchange Study Addendum - Parkside West Rail Design and Noise and Acoustics Study,  April 2017  (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Employment Land Needs Study, October 2015  (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens ELNS Addendum Report, January 2019  (PDF, 926 KB)(opens new window)

Retail 

St Helens Town Centre Strategy, September 2017  (PDF, 11 MB)(opens new window)

St Helens Retail & Leisure Study, May 2017  (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

Flood Risk and Water  

St Helens Council Strategic Flood Risk Assessment September 2014  (PDF, 5 MB)(opens new window)

Sankey Catchment Action Plan June 2018 (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

Infrastructure

St Helens Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2020 (PDF, 5 MB)(opens new window)

MONITORING

To understand how the Local Plan policies are working, the Council continuously monitors the effectiveness of policies. This includes, amongst other indicators, monitoring the number of housing units being completed and the status of undeveloped land in the borough.   

Authority Monitoring Report 

Monitoring Reports assess how Local Plan policies are being implemented and if they are working successfully. The following reports are available to viewed and download below: 

Authority Monitoring Report, 2023 (PDF, 604 KB)(opens new window)

Authority Monitoring Report, 2022 (PDF, 610 KB)(opens new window)

Authority Monitoring Report, 2021 (PDF, 589 KB)(opens new window)

Authority Monitoring Report, 2020  (PDF, 624 KB)(opens new window)

Authority Monitoring Report, 2019  (PDF, 569 KB)(opens new window)

Authority Monitoring Report, 2018  (PDF, 590 KB)(opens new window)

Authority Monitoring Report, 2011 (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

Brownfield Register 

Local planning authorities are required by the government to prepare and publish a Brownfield Land Register. The Register is intended to help developers identify suitable sites quickly, speeding up the construction of new homes and maximising the number of new homes built on suitable and available Brownfield sites. Copies of the latest register to be published along with a map can be viewed and downloaded below: 

2024 Brownfield Land Register (Excel doc, 29 MB)

2024 Brownfield Register - Large Plan (PDF, 25 MB)

2023 - Brownfield Land Register (Excel doc, 29 MB)(opens new window)

2023 - Brownfield Land - Large Plan (PDF, 25 MB)(opens new window)

2022 - Brownfield Land Register (Excel doc, 29 MB)(opens new window)

2022 - Brownfield Land - Large Plan  (PDF, 26 MB)(opens new window)

2019 - Brownfield Land Register (Excel doc, 29 MB)(opens new window)

2019 - Brownfield Land - Large Plan  (PDF, 66 MB)(opens new window)

2018 - Brownfield Land Register (Excel doc, 29 MB)(opens new window)

2018 - Brownfield Land - Large Plan (PDF, 58 MB)(opens new window)

2017 - Brownfield Land Register (Excel doc, 61 KB)(opens new window)

2017 - Brownfield Land - Large Plan (PDF, 28 MB)(opens new window)

Please contact the planning policy team if paper copies of these documents included on this webpage are required.

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Last modified on 05 November 2024