Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,543 approved · 142 refused · 0 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
10 Sapling Crescent Southdene Kirkby L32 3AA
Received Not published34 Trispen Close Halewood Knowsley L26 7YP
Received Not publishedAcademy Business Park Lees Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7SA
Received Not published3 Grange Close Roby L36 9UT
Received Not published18 Oakfield Drive Huyton L36 0ST
Received Not publishedVenus 210 Moorgate Road Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L33 7XW
Received Not published61 Pitsmead Road Southdene Kirkby L32 9QW
Received Not published1 Liverpool Road Prescot L34 1LP
Received Not published177 Saxon Way Tower Hill Kirkby L33 4HG
Received Not publishedSite Of Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc 32 - 34 High Street Prescot Knowsley L34 6HQ
Received Not published66 Crantock Close Halewood L26 0XQ
Received Not publishedCoopers Lane Service Station Coopers Lane Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7AL
Received Not publishedFormer RSPCA Site (Land Adjacent To Higher Road) Higher Road Halewood Knowsley L26 9TX
Received Not publishedArchway Road Railway Bridge Huyton Knowsley L36 9XF
Received Not publishedArchway Road Railway Bridge Huyton Knowsley L36 9XF
Received Not published21 Ford Road Prescot L35 7LF
Received Not published20 Primrose Drive Huyton L36 8DW
Received Not published18 Middlehey Avenue Knowsley L34 0HZ
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear 1 - 29 Kenbury Road Northwood Kirkby Knowsley
Received Not published7 Coral Avenue Huyton L36 2PY
Received Not published3 Rawlinson Crescent Halewood L26 2XE
Received Not published85 Coronation Drive Prescot L35 5ET
Received Not publishedEverton Football Academy Finch Lane Halewood L26 3UE
Received Not published20 Montgomery Close Whiston Knowsley L35 3RD
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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