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.
2,606 approved · 144 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Roughsedge House Spruce Grove Stockbridge Village L28 1SY
Received Not publishedSunneyside Cottage Greensbridge Lane Tarbock Green Knowsley L35 1QD
Received Not published10 Heather Brae Huyton Knowsley L34 1PT
Received Not published9 Alder Road Prescot L34 2SG
Received Not published100 South Avenue Prescot L34 1LZ
Received Not published84 Whitefield Lane Tarbock Green Knowsley L35 1QX
Received Not published27 The Park Huyton Knowsley L36 5SU
Received Not published32 Westfield Avenue Roby L14 6UZ
Received Not published65 Walpole Avenue Whiston L35 2XX
Received Not published3 Milton Avenue Whiston L35 2XY
Received Not publishedUnilin Distribution 3 Unit 3, Academy One Lees Road, Knowsley Knowsley Industrial Est L33 7AG
Received Not publishedPrescot Soccer And Leisure Centre Warrington Road Prescot Knowsley L35 5AD
Received Not publishedImagination 2 Image Business Park Acornfield Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley
Received Not publishedSt Lukes Catholic Primary School Shaw Lane Prescot L35 5AT
Received Not publishedStockswell House Farm Lodge Lane Cronton Knowsley WA8 4QB
Received Not publishedLand To Rear Of 372-378 & 370A Cronton Road Cronton Knowsley
Received Not publishedHermes Parcenet Limited 1 Acornfield Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby L33 7UG
Received Not published14 Sundale Avenue Prescot L35 7JY
Received Not published25 St Chads Parade Kirkby Town Centre L32 8UG
Received Not published30 Melling Drive Kirkby Park Kirkby L32 1TT
Received Not publishedSandfield Natural Play Centre Lickers Lane Whiston L35 3SR
Received Not publishedSandfield Natural Play Centre Lickers Lane Whiston L35 3SR
Received Not publishedMillbrook Manor Knowsley Lane Knowsley L34 0JN
Received Not published1 Cables Retail Park, Tesco Extra Steley Way Prescot L34 5NQ
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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