The table below contains a list of all the plans available on the St Helens web site, together with a brief abstract describing the contents of each file to make it easier to find information. Some of the files were originally very large, but they have now been split up into smaller files. The maximum size of any file is around 6MB. This will still take quite a long time to download if you are using analogue dial-up internet connection, but should take a few minutes or less if you are using broadband.

Link to Astral Plans on St Helens web site 
(wait for page to load fully, then scroll down to find links - also contains links to letters of objection received).

You can request a CD containing all the plans integrated with the table of contents below by sending an email to CDRequest@parksideactiongroup.org.uk. The table of contents should allow you to quickly find information you are looking for and loads complete documents promptly directly from the CD.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the Astral documents. This is a free piece of software that you can download and install from Adobe. The adobe installation may inform you that you need a more up to date version of Microsoft Windows Installer. If this happens you can click here to download Windows Installer v3.1. Both Acrobat Reader and Windows Installer are included on the CD.

Paper copies of the plans can be viewed at:

St Helens Town Hall 
Warrington Town Hall 
Winwick Leisure Centre 
Newton Library 
Golborne Library 
Earlestown Town Hall 

Annotation on the tables below:

[1] These items appear not to have been published on the St Helens web site.
[2] These items were published on the St Helens web site, but were not provided on some CDs circulated by PAG members. The files were provided on the original Astral CD.

Contents
Volume 1 The Planning, Design and Access Statement
Volume 2 Environmental Statement
Volume 3 Environmental Statement - Figures
Volume 4 Environmental Statement - Appendices
Volume 5i Environmental Statement - Transport Assessment
Volume 5ii Environmental Statement - Access Report
Volume 5iii Environmental Statement - Transport Plan
Volume 5iv Environmental Statement - Drawings
Volume 6 Pre-submission

Document Approx Size No of Pages Description St Helens Web Link
Volume 1 - The Planning, Design and Access Statement
Link to Table of Contents
 		 35MB 415 1.0 Introduction Volume 1.1
2.0 Why Rail Freight Volume 1.2
3.0 Why Parkside Volume 1.3
4.0 The proposals for Parkside Volume 1.4
5.0 Alternative Locations Volume 1.5
6.0 The Green Belt Volume 1.6
7.0 Summary and Conclusions Volume 1.7
8.0 Appendices Volume 1.8
Volume 2 - Environmental Statement (ES)
Link to Table of Contents

Notes:

1. Volume 3 and Volume 4 below provide the Figures and Appendices for this document.

2. Section 12.0 Traffic and Transport has no content and simply references Volume 5i.

 

  17MB 456 1.0 Introduction Volume 2.1
2.0 Development Proposals Volume 2.2
3.0 Planning Policy Volume 2.3
4.0 Population and Socio Economic Issues Volume 2.4
5.0 Landscape and Visual Effects Volume 2.5
6.0 Ecology and Nature Conservation see note [1] above
7.0 Geomorphology, Geology, Soils and Contamination Volume 2.7
8.0 Hydrology (Including Flood Risk Assessment), Hydrogeology, and Surface Water Drainage Volume 2.8
9.0 Agricultural Land and Soil Resources Volume 2.9
10.0 Air Quality Volume 2.10
11.0 Noise and Vibration Volume 2.11
12.0 Traffic and Transport (Summary of TA) - see Volume 5i for content. Volume 2.12
13.0 Cultural Heritage Volume 2.13
14.0 Archaeology Volume 2.14
15.0 Cumulative Effects see note [1] above
Volume 3 - Environmental Statement - Figures
Link to Table of Contents

 

  24MB 67 Figures 1.1 thru 5.10 Volume 3.1
Figures 5.11 thru 5.35 see note [1] above
Figures 6.1 thru 15.1 Volume 3.3
Volume 4 Appendix 1A  6MB 104 EIA Scoping and Consultation Responses Volume 4 APP 1A
Volume 4 Appendix 2A  208KB 35 Sustainability Checklist Volume 4 App 2A
Volume 4 Appendix 2B

 		  31MB 179 Sustainable Power Generating Plant - Proposals (Sections 1 thru 5, Appendices 1 thru 6) [Non bio-fuel proposal] Volume 4 App 2B-1 [2]
Sustainable Power Generating Plant - Proposals [Bio-fuel proposal] - planning application letter for bio-fuel plant - not submitted? Volume 4 App 2B-2
Sustainable Power Generating Plant - Proposals [Bio-fuel proposal]
Photographs
Environmental Assessment
Drawings		 Volume 4 App 2B-3
Volume 4 Appendix 2Bi  3MB 16 Sustainable Power Generating Plant - Proposals - supplementary information - transport of bio-fuel by road during SRFI construction. Volume 4 App 2B-Bi
Volume 4 Appendix 2C  83KB 21 Waste Audit Volume 4 App 2C
Volume 4 Appendix 2D  1MB 7 Landscape Design Details and Information Volume 4 App 2D
Volume 4 Appendix 4A  2MB 2 Map of Parkside travel to work area Volume 4 App 4A
Volume 4 Appendix 4B  47KB 39 EIA Scoping and Consultation Responses Volume 4 App 4B
Volume 4 Appendix 4C  33KB 4 The Parkside travel to work area: 2001 census data Volume 4 App 4C
Volume 4 Appendix 4D  21KB 2 The Parkside travel to work area: district level data Volume 4 App 4D
Volume 4 Appendix 4E  20KB 2 On-site employment at Parkside when fully operational Volume 4 App 4E
Volume 4 Appendix 4F  23KB 5 The distribution of on-site jobs by local authority place of residence Volume 4 App 4F
Volume 4 Appendix 5A  184KB 12 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment – Methodology and Glossary Volume 4 App 5A
Volume 4 Appendix 5B  24MB 32 Countryside Character Assessment and Mersey Forest Plan Extracts
10 Pages		 Volume 4 App 5B-1
17 Pages Volume 4 App 5B-2
5 Pages Volume 4 App 5B-3
Volume 4 Appendix 5C  9MB 16 Green Belt Study Volume 4 App 5C
Volume 4 Appendix 5D  53KB 6 Visual Effects Table Volume 4 App 5D
Volume 4 Appendix 5E  138KB 6 Lighting – summary of impacts Volume 4 App 5E
Volume 4 Appendix 6A  484KB 7 Ecological Planning and Legislative Context Volume 4 App 6A
Volume 4 Appendix 6B  8MB 83 Initial Ecological Assessment
Pages 1 thru 44		 Volume 4 App 6B-1
Pages 45 thru 84 Volume 4 App 6B-2
Volume 4 Appendix 6C  2MB 31 NVC Survey of Selected Plant Communities Volume 4 App 6C
Volume 4 Appendix 6D  2MB 23 Amphibian Survey Volume 4 App 6D
Volume 4 Appendix 6E  5.5MB 45 Breeding Bird Survey Volume 4 App 6E
Volume 4 Appendix 6F  770KB 9 Water Vole Survey Volume 4 App 6F
Volume 4 Appendix 6G  2MB 17 Bat Surveys Volume 4 App 6G
Volume 4 Appendix 6H  1MB 18 Barn Owl Survey Volume 4 App 6H
Volume 4 Appendix 6I  4.6MB 40 Arboricultural Impact Assessment (Trees) Volume 4 App 6I
Volume 4 Appendix 6J  2MB 23 Survey of Aquatic and Marginal Plant Communities Volume 4 App 6J
Volume 4 Appendix 6K  1MB 9 River Corridor Survey of St Oswald`s Brook Volume 4 App 6K
Volume 4 Appendix 6L  3.7MB 25 River Habitat Survey of St Oswald's Brook Volume 4 App 6L [2]
Volume 4 Appendix 6M  2.8MB 28 Internal Bat Survey of Farm Buildings Volume 4 App 6M [2]
Volume 4 Appendix 7A  2.2MB 41 Mining Report Volume 4 App 7A [2]

Volume 4 Appendix 7B
 56MB 371 Initial Assessment of Ground Conditions
Body of document/Appendix A		 Volume 4 App 7B-1 [2]
Appendix B thru Appendix E Volume 4 App 7B-2 [2]
Appendix F Volume 4 App 7B-3 [2]

Volume 4 Appendix 7C
  33MB 194 Ground Investigation
Body of Document Appendix 1 thru 3		 Volume 4 App 7C-1 [2]
Appendix 4 Volume 4 App 7C-2 [2]
Appendix 5 thru 7 Volume 4 App 7C-3 [2]
Appendix 8 thru 10 Volume 4 App 7C-4 [2]
Volume 4 Appendix 8A  817KB 4 Drainage Calculations Volume 4 App 8A [2]
Volume 4 Appendix 9A  1.6MB 30 Agricultural Assessment Volume 4 App 9A [2]
Volume 4 Appendix 9B  39KB 5 Soil Management Strategy Volume 4 App 9B [2]
Volume 4 Appendix 11A  103KB 6 Figs A 11A to E
Noise measurements various locations		 Volume 4 App 11A
Volume 4 Appendix 14A  364KB 5 Archaeology Policy Context Volume 4 App 14A
Volume 4 Appendix 14B  5.4MB 66 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, Oxford Archaeology North, August 2004 Volume 4 App 14B
Volume 4 Appendix 14C  112KB 2 Archaeology Impact Assessment Criteria Volume 4 App 14C
Volume 5i - Transport Assessment
Link to Table of Contents
  34.5MB 539 Transport Assessment
Body of document		 Volume 5i TA1
Appendix 1A (accident assessment) Volume 5i TA2
Appendix 1A supporting diagrams Volume 5i TA3
Appendix 1A supporting diagrams Volume 5i TA4
Appendix 1A (accident data), 2A Volume 5i TA5
Appendix 2B thru 3G Volume 5i TA6
Appendix 3H, 4A  Volume 5i TA7
Appendix 4B thru 5B Volume 5i TA8
Volume 5ii - Access Report
Link to Table of Contents
  56MB 188 Environmental Statement Accessibility Report
Body of Document
(camera approach)		 Volume 5ii AR1
Figure 1 & Figure 2 Volume 5ii AR2
Figure 3 & Figure 4 Volume 5ii AR3
Figure 5 and Figure 9 Volume 5ii AR4
Figure 10 thru 14 Volume 5ii AR5
Appendix A thru Appendix D Volume 5ii AR6
Appendix E thru Appendix G Volume 5ii AR7
Volume 5iii - Transport Plan
Link to Table of Contents		  5.2MB 76 Environmental Statement - Transport Plan Volume 5iii
Volume 5iv - Drawings
 (Details of road layouts and access points)
  16MB 47 Environmental Statement - Drawings
Alignment Check Schedule		 Volume 5iv Drawings 1
Alignment check drawings Volume 5iv Drawings 2
Alignment check drawings Volume 5iv Drawings 3
Alignment check drawings Volume 5iv Drawings 4
Alignment check drawings Volume 5iv Drawings 5
Volume 6 - Pre-submission
Link to Table of Contents		  44MB 167 Statement of Pre-Submission 
1.0 Introduction		 Volume 6 PS1
2.0 The Process Volume 6 PS2
3.0 The first Exhibition Volume 6 PS3
4.0 The second Exhibition Volume 6 PS4
5.0 The overall response to comments received Volume 6 PS5
6.0 Conclusion Volume 6 PS6
Appendix A, B Volume 6 PS7
Appendix C Volume 6 PS8
Appendix D thru F Volume 6 PS9
Addendum (St Helens)  257 KB 2 Map of development showing specifically area within St Helens borough (note a small section is within Warrington borough). Addendum (St.Helens)
Addendum (Warrington)  749KB 2 Map of development showing specifically area within Warrington borough (note a small section is within the Warrington borough). Addendum (Warrington)
Estimated Employment Forecast 18/10/2006  417 KB

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 Summary of estimated employment numbers with job roles Estimated Employment Forecast 18/10/2006
Planning Application Forms 18/10/2006   38 KB  14 St Helens Council application forms as completed by Astral Planning Application Forms 18/10/2006