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Faced with the proposed Astral Developments planning application to create a massive intermodal freight facility at the former Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows, local residents have formed The Parkside Action Group (PAG) from across the three Boroughs... |
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Parkside Action Group CommitteeHonorary PresidentBrendan PageChairDave TyasVice ChairChristine FordSecretaryRoy KillcrossTreasurerCatherine TyasLegalAndrew StocktonOther MembersRay Bent Derek Walkden Mark Lewis Residents not already involved in the Group... |
Contact Information
In the the tables below you can find all the contact information for local councillors, MPs, PAG, the Press, and many others. Please click on the appropriate link to view contact details. Parkside Action Group (PAG) Contact Details... |
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Astral Plans Update February 2008 (SES)
In February 2008 Astral submitted revised planning documentation called the Supplementary Environmental Assessment (SES).The following documents were included: - Carbon Audit and Summary of Need - Soakaway Assessment Report - Revised Environmental Assessment... |
Astral Plans Update August 2009
Astral submitted further revisions to their Environmental Statement in August 2009. To access the documents click here. Please note the documents are inter-mixed with letters received by St Helens planning department, so you will need to scroll down the... |
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News Archive
Archived News Items... |
July 2011 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... St Helens Local development Framework Core Strategy Moves to Inquiry Stage St Helens LDF Moves to Inquiry StageIn the last few weeks some of you may have received a letter informing you that the... |
February 2011 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... St Helens Council Determined to Reck Our Community (Latest Draft of Local Planning Policy is Released for Public Consultation - Closes 9th March 2011) Green Belt Position We Need Your Help... |
May 2012 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... LDF Update May 2012On Monday 2nd April PAG attended the hearing on policy CAS 3.2 of the Core Strategy (proposed policy on Parkside Freight Terminal). PAG made representations on various matters including... |
July 2010 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Prologis Drop Plans! Good for St Helens? Next PAG Meeting September 8th 2010 (AGM) Prologis Drop Plans!On the 2nd July 2010 it was to the great delight to PAG and its members that Prol... |
April 2010 News (29/04)
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... St Helens Star Advertisement St Helens LDF Thank You Prologis Publicise New Plans Click here to see the PAG latest Newsletter St Helens Star AdvertisementClick here to see our latest... |
February 2010 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Green Belt Still Up for Grabs by St Helens Council Quiz Night 19th March 2010 Green Belt Still Up for Grabs by St Helens Council The second draft of the Local Development Framework Core... |
October 2009 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Prologis Put Plans On Hold Prologis Put Plans On HoldOn October 2nd 2009 PAG heard the excellant news that Astral (Prologis) had put their plans ‘on hold’ until further notice. Prologis... |
September 2009 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Astral Submit New Documents St Helens Set Provisional Planning Committee Date PAG AGM Astral Submit New DocumentsAstral have submitted yet more documents to cover inadequacies in their... |
April 2010 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Prologis Publicise New Plans St Helens LDF Your Help Needed Please [PAG LDF Pro-forma] Prologis Publicise New PlansPrologis appear to have started the ball rolling again with the publication... |
How to Object
Please find below some guidelines of how to object to Astral's planning application for a rail freight terminal on the outskirts of Newton-le-Willows. Below are some links to pro-forma letters in Microsoft Word which will help you draft a letter... |
July 2009 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Council Ignores Community and Pushes On to Remove Green Belt Planning Application Current Status Prologis Business Plan 2009 Council Ignores Community and Pushes On to Remove Green BeltIn... |
September 2008 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Highways Agency Continue Hold on Plans Astral Updated Plans Feb 2008 PAG Meet With Astral April 2008 All About Sheds November Winwick Meeting Highways Agency Continue Hold on... |
August 2008 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Highways Agency Continue Hold on Plans Astral Updated Plans Feb 2008 PAG Meet With Astral April 2008 All About Sheds Notice of Annual General Meeting Highways Agency Continue... |
October 2008 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Wigan Council Object to the Proposal West Lancashire District Council Object to the Proposal St Albans Public Inquiry Turns Down RFI Application November Winwick Meeting Wigan Council... |
Motorway Changes
In the new submission Astral propose the construction of a new motorway lane on the M6 between J21a and the new J22 north bound. This is to mitigate 'weaving' concerns between the two junction (weaving relates to allowance being made to get off... |
May 2009 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... St Helens LDF Core Strategy Planning Application Current Status Prologis Business Plan 2009 Easter Raffle Winners St Helens LDF Core StrategyThe Local Development Framework (LDF)... |
March 2008 News
(February sunset at the site of the old colliery) Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Astral Submit New Plans Astral Submits new Planning Applications for Newton Park FarmAstral Submit New Plans (Feb 2008)Those of you who objected... |
February 2008 News
(Location of proposed container depot East of M6) Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Astral Submit New Plans Local Development Framework August Parkside Walk Astral Submit New Plans (Feb 2008)Those of you who objected to the... |
St Helens LDF Gathers Pace
The picture below explains the relationship between the various regional and local planning guidelines that developers are required to adhere to. Key documents are currently in the process of development and are due to replace older style documents in... |
May 2007 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Public Meeting with Andy Burnham MP. Newton Park Farm Public Inquiry RSS Panel Report published. PAG Makes Alliances with other UK Campaign Groups More Job Nonsense 2 Million... |
March 2007 News
Latest News from Parkside Action Group ... Parkside 2010 (see below) New Logo for 2007 (see below) Vista Road Waste Recycling Facility (click here for details)... |
Newton Park Farm Inquiry Decision
A ruling on the Newton Park Farm Public (NPF) Inquiry was made in October. NPF lies immediately in the path of some of Astral's proposed huge warehouses. The subject of the NPF inquiry focussed on an application to build a small housing development... |
Local Development Framework (LDF) - Help!
St Helens Council have published their first draft of the proposed LDF. This is the document that will define future local planning guidelines for the St Helens borough. It contains options to take Parkside and countryside outside of the former colliery... |
PAG Race Night Fund Raising Event
Unfortunately all the tickets for our Race Night event have now been sold, but we are still looking for raffle & auction prizes. If you can help please get in touch. committee@parksideactiongroup.org.uk ... |
Vista Road Waste Recycling Facility
Below you can find a letter from Newton-le-Willows Residents and Friends Association asking for our help in objecting to a planning application for a Waste Recycling Facility adajacent to Vista Road. Towards the end of the artcile... |
Support Grows
Following Astral's planning application announcement in November, PAG contributed to a number of public meetings in December which were well attended. Visible evidence for support of the campaign can now be seen on many of the roads... |
Parkside 2010
It appears Astral, Mr Watts, and Lord Evans a Labour Peer have got together to form their own campaign group called Parkside 2010. Mr Watts MP has consistently ignored the views of many his constituents in Newton-Le-Willows who oppose the development... |
New 2007 Logo
We have decided to refresh our logo for 2007 to reflect what Astral's proposal is really all about. Some of you will already have spotted the deliberate mistake. We all know that the proposal is all about road and very little about rail!Did you know... |
PAG : Mailer
Click the Read More link below to see a copy of the latest Mailer from the Parkside Action Group, A link is provided to an Adobe PDF document, should you wish to print and distribute copies of the mailer to others. Download this Mailer... |
Green Belt land area
A link is provided to an Adobe PDF document, should you wish to print and distribute copies of the mailer to others. Download this as a PDF File by Clicking Here ... |
Newton Park Farm Public Inquiry
Newton Park Farm lies within the boundary of the proposed Astral development as shown in the map below. In fact it is directly in the path of some of Astral's proposed new buildings. The red line shows part of the boundary of Astral's proposal... |
Power Plant Application (CMM)
In June 2006, the Coal Mine Methane (CMM) plant as proposed by Greenpark Energy, was granted approval by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and St. Helens Council. This is despite Astral now detailing the CMM plant as a '…50MW... |
Parkside Action Group Update June 2006
My name is Brendan and I am the Chairman of the Parkside Action Group. Many of you will have seen the Astral Update in the local press as well as visited the public exhibitions. The Update and recent public exhibitions by Astral Developments were exactly... |
Highways Agency Place Hold on Astral Plans
As of 11th Dec 2006 The Highways Agency has placed a holding order on St Helens Council which prohibits them approving the Astral plans until such time as the Secretary of State is satisfied that assessment work on the relocation of the M6 J22 is completed... |
PAG Culcheth Public Meeting Announced
The PAG comittee have decided to hold a further public meeting in Culcheth to supplement those already undertaken in December in other areas. ... |
Whats Happening?
In the summer of 2005 Astral developments Limited (Astral) visited Newton le Willows to consult about a plan to build a strategic rail /road freight and container depot on the Parkside Green Belt site, to include the site of the former collery and the... |
Power Plant Application
On 28th February St Helens Council recommended approval of an application to construct a coal mine methane electricity generating plant on the land to the south of the footprint of the formar Parkside collier, despite objections from somelocal councillors... |
Get Behind The People
Some of you have been asking about the Public meeting with our local MP Dave Watts held just before Christmas. The article below has been reproduced by kind permission of Newton & Golborne Guardian. PAG believe it to be an accurate report of the Public... |
Save Our Local Greenbelt
Parkside is located in an area of designated Green Belt, which is used to protect land from over development. The current St Helens Council Planning policy prohibits major developments on Green Belt land. Ten years ago the Council attempted to take Parkside... |
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Parkside 2010 & Connect Public Affairs
You might've heard about the pro-freight terminal group Parkside 2010. The following letter is an open admission that Parkside 2010 is really Astral Developments in disguise. · Parkside 2010 was created by and is funded by the Parkside developer,... |
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