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.
2,722 approved · 149 refused · 0 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Alderley Water Lane Tarbock Green Knowsley L35 1RE
Received Not published15 Kipling Avenue Huyton Knowsley L36 0TX
Received Not publishedBlock 1-4 (Flats 1 - 257) Gaywood Green Broad Lane Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 6QQ
Received Not published41 Dinas Lane Roby Knowsley L36 2NL
Received Not publishedHighway Verge Fronting 18 St Johns Road Huyton Knowsley L36 0UU
Received Not published25 Bolton Hey Roby Knowsley L36 4AA
Received Not published28 North Park Road Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 2AS
Received Not published15 Pauline Walk Field Lane Estate Knowsley L10 4XY
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 13 Brookside Road And To Rear Of 2-16 Brookside Close (Silcock Field) Prescot Knowsley
Received Not published33 Heron Court Halewood Knowsley L26 7WX
Received Not publishedCockpit House 30 - 34 Church Street Prescot Knowsley L34 3LA
Received Not publishedCockpit House 30 - 34 Church Street Prescot Knowsley L34 3LA
Received Not publishedPLP Knowsley Moss Lane/Marl Road Kirkby Knowsley L33 7XB
Received Not published2 Waterside Park Roby Knowsley L36 4RN
Received Not published28 Pendleton Green Halewood Knowsley L26 1UX
Received Not published14 Chevasse Walk Halewood Knowsley L25 5HJ
Received Not published51 Grassington Crescent Halewood Knowsley L25 9SB
Received Not published3 Brookbank Court Field Lane Estate Knowsley L10 4UH
Received Not published104 Dragon Lane Whiston Knowsley L35 2UH
Received Not published12 Fields End Huyton Knowsley L36 5YQ
Received Not publishedLand At Faraday Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley
Received Not publishedMillview North Park Road Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 2DD
Received Not publishedPark Court North Park Road Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 2AR
Received Not published10 Coniston Avenue Prescot Knowsley L34 2SW
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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