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.
2,560 approved · 143 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Belfield Crescent Huyton L36 5TR
Received Not published7 Dunacre Way Halewood L26 0XH
Received Not publishedVenus 210 Moorgate Road Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L33 7XW
Received Not published57 Parkwood Road Whiston L35 3XB
Received Not publishedThe Gate (Community Centre) 600 Princess Drive Huyton L14 9NQ
Received Not published2 Quakers Meadow Knowsley L34 0HX
Received Not publishedFormer Syntor Fine Chemicals Site Acornfield Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7UG
Received Not published54 Wyndham Avenue Roby L14 0LA
Received Not published42 Sandfield Crescent Whiston Knowsley L35 7HJ
Received Not published41 Knowsley Park Lane Prescot L34 3NA
Received Not published101 Warrington Road Prescot Knowsley L34 5ST
Received Not published32 Roughdale Avenue Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 7QW
Received Not published59 Earle Avenue Roby L36 4JP
Received Not published39 Stanwood Gardens Whiston Knowsley L35 3XN
Received Not published114 Longmeadow Road Knowsley Village L34 0HT
Received Not published31 High Street Prescot Knowsley L34 6HE
Received Not publishedHardwood Sales Ellis Ashton Street Huyton L36 6BN
Received Not published8 Hayfield Close Halewood L26 6ND
Received Not publishedLand At Junction Of Gerrads Lane And North End Lane (Adjacent To The Coachouse) Halewood Knowsley L26 5QA
Received Not published70 Bowring Park Avenue Roby L16 2NJ
Received Not published8 Ashbourne Crescent Roby Knowsley L36 4JN
Received Not published109 Campbell Drive Roby L14 7QF
Received Not published15 Harrier Drive Halewood L26 7WQ
Received Not publishedFormer Sonae Site Moss Lane / Marl Road Kirkby Knowsley L33 7XQ
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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