Next steps lined up for major St Helens regen scheme
While still in the early design stage, the second phase of the transformation of Parkside Colliery could feature up to 1.6m sq ft of industrial space.
Parkside Regeneration, the joint venture between developer Langtree and St Helens Borough Council, has filed an environmental impact scoping request with the local authority for the next step in its plans for the 505-acre brownfield site.
Located around Junction 22, the former Parkside Colliery at Newton-le-Willows has been designated for employment use in St Helens’ local plan.
The first phase of Parkside has an estimated completion date of June 2024. That phase includes 1m sq ft of industrial. As of last year, the project had a development cost of £78m. A £32m link road connecting this phase to the M6 is also being constructed by Balfour Beatty.
“The regeneration of the former Parkside colliery site is continuing at pace and this next stage is another step towards bringing much-needed jobs to the area once more,” said Cllr David Baines, Leader of St Helens Borough Council.
“Parkside has significant regional importance,” Baines continued. “It’s a huge economic growth opportunity and will help to put Newton-le-Willows and the wider borough back on the map as an economic powerhouse.”
Parkside Regeneration chairman John Downes echoed Baines’ sentiment.
“There’s a team hard at work knitting together the different strands of Parkside and we’ll continue to move at pace to unlock the jobs, training, and local supply chain opportunities our investment in Parkside offers,” Downes said.
Boss, this. Loads of jobs in an area that needs them. More power to the parties involved.
By Sceptical
Absolutely awful what they are doing. Lots of green belt land to be built on. Wildlife disrupted and not to mention tge pollution with all tge traffic. Gridlocked now at times so it will only get worse. The worst decision ever!😡😡
By Anonymous
An economic powerhouse? Is that what more warehouses will bring? The whole development is being built on greenbelt with only a small proportion being built on brownfield land.
By Mark
The next thing you know they will bring a Ulez scheme in saying there’s too much pollution from the traffic!
By Anonymous
@Mark is wrong. The land is not in greenbelt and is allocated in the St Helens Local Plan for industrial and logistics development. And, er, it’s a former coal mine.
By Buyer Beware
This is exactly what the region needs and is an excellent example of a brownfield scheme. We should NOT be building on greenfields, which ultimately will be needed for space to feed future generations.
By Anonymous
It’s greenbelt …..only the site of the former pit is brownfield and that is only a tiny part of the development.
By Anonymous