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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.
2,631 approved · 145 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44 Millbrook Drive Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 1TF
Received Not publishedBlackie's Gravestone Off Bailey's Lane Halewood Knowsley
Received Not published153 Dragon Lane Whiston Knowsley L35 3QU
Received Not published17 Ennerdale Close Tower Hill Kirkby Knowsley L33 2DH
Received Not publishedThe Fairways Arncliffe Road Halewood Knowsley L25 9RN
Received Not published38 Blundell Road Prescot Knowsley L35 7NH
Received Not published16 Gibson Close Tower Hill Kirkby Knowsley L33 4BB
Received Not publishedBrook House Farm Lower Road Halewood Knowsley L26 3UB
Received Not publishedPark Court North Park Road Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 2AR
Received Not publishedMillview North Park Road Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 2DD
Received Not publishedWoolton View Sherborne Avenue Halewood Knowsley L25 9RW
Received Not publishedWilbury Park. Land Off Baileys Lane, North Off Higher Road, Halewood.
Received Not publishedEarlsfield (Land Off Knowsley Lane) Knowsley Lane Huyton Knowsley L34 4AH
Received Not published4 Corncroft Road Knowsley Knowsley L34 0HR
Received Not publishedPlot 1 - Land To North Of Railway Line Bounded By Lower Road, Greensbridge Lane And Ditton Brook Watercourse, Halewood; And Plot 3 - Land To South Of Railway Line Bounded By Lower Road, Finch Lane And Baileys Lane, Halewood
Received Not publishedWheathill Riding Centre Naylors Road Roby L27 2YA
Received Not publishedFormer Site Of Cronton Colliery Cronton Road Cronton Knowsley L35 1QR
Received Not published27 Hillcrest Avenue Huyton Knowsley L36 6DT
Received Not published8 Tilstock Close Halewood Knowsley L26 6NA
Received Not publishedFormer Site Of Cronton Colliery Cronton Road Cronton Knowsley L35 1QR
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Villiers Road & Penrhyn Road Knowsley Business Park Knowsley
Received Not publishedFinch Woods Academy Baileys Lane Halewood Knowsley L26 0TY
Received Not publishedAspinall House Aspinall Street Prescot Knowsley L34 5QQ
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Headbolt Lane And Amenity Open Space Including The Existing Rail Line Running Between Kirkby (Adjacent Lingtree Road) And Headbolt Lane (Adjacent Limetree Road) And Associated Land To The North And South Of The Rail Line
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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