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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
3,364Searchable applications
217Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 2,923 approved or refused records
152Refused applications

2,771 approved · 152 refused · 0 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Council contacts

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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.

Conservation areas15 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. Decided23/02712/FUL

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING IN REAR GARDEN

    11 Oak Place Roby Knowsley L16 2AF

    Received Not published
  2. Decided23/02713/ADV

    ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT FOR THE DISPLAY OF SIGNAGE 1NO. MCDONALDS GOLDEN ARCH LOGO AND 2NO. BUILDING LETTER SIGNAGE

    McDonalds Coopers Lane Service Station Coopers Lane Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7AL

    Received Not published
  3. Decided23/02714/FUL

    CHANGE OF USE OF VACANT RETAIL UNIT FOR USE AS A CHILDRENS PLAY / ACTIVITY CENTRE TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SHOPFRONT WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW ENTRANCE.

    9 The Prescot Centre Eccleston Street Prescot Knowsley L34 5GA

    Received Not published
  4. Decided23/02716/FUL

    ERECTION OF STORAGE AREA TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF CANOPY TO EXTERNAL PLANT SALES AREA, ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO EXTERNAL SEATING AREA AND ERECTION OF COVERED LINK BETWEEN EXTERNAL PLANT SALES AREA AND COVERED PLANT SALES AREA

    Whitakers Garden Centre Manchester Road Prescot Knowsley

    Received Not published
  5. Decided23/02717/FUL

    ERECTION OF A FENCE TO THE FRONT AND SIDE OF PROPERTY (RETROSPECTIVE)

    40 Chestnut Avenue Huyton Knowsley L36 5XR

    Received Not published
  6. Decided23/02718/FUL

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION , REAR DORMER EXTENSION AND LOFT CONVERSION

    95 Arncliffe Road Halewood Knowsley L25 9QE

    Received Not published
  7. Decided23/02719/CLD

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED ERECTION OF WOODEN GAZEBO

    6 Gatehouse Way Halewood Knowsley L26 0BL

    Received Not published
  8. Decided23/02720/FUL

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    70 Lordens Road Huyton Knowsley L14 9PA

    Received Not published
  9. Decided23/02724/CLD

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM 2NO. BEDROOM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TO 3NO. BEDROOM RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME FOR CHILDREN

    14 Brandearth Hey Stockbridge Village Knowsley L28 1SA

    Received Not published
  10. Decided23/02725/FUL

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION AND DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY

    21 Foxleigh Halewood Knowsley L26 7ZT

    Received Not published
  11. Decided23/02726/KMBC1

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT ELEVATION TO FORM EXTENSION TO THE RECEPTION CLASSROOM

    Kirkby C Of E Primary School 1 Millbrook Drive Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 1TZ

    Received Not published
  12. Decided23/02728/SO

    SCREENING OPINION FOR PROPOSED BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

    Land East Of Perimeter Road Kirkby Knowsley L33 7UF

    Received Not published
  13. Decided23/02731/FUL

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    14 Swanside Avenue Roby Knowsley L14 7NR

    Received Not published
  14. Decided23/02736/FUL

    REMODELLING OF A NEW EXTERNAL ENTRANCE AREA INCLUDING NEW CLADDING TO FACADE AND INTERNAL REMODELLING OF THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR

    Standard Fuel Oils Gores Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7XS

    Received Not published
  15. Decided23/02738/FUL

    ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO MAIN BUILDING FOR USE AS A STORAGE UNIT (B8) AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Olympic Fallows Way Whiston Knowsley L35 1RZ

    Received Not published
  16. Decided23/02740/FUL

    REFURBISHMENT AND CHANGE OF USE OF ATTACHED BARN / STORAGE BUILDING FROM AGRICULTURAL USE TO CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY FOR 3 CHILDREN TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED TRAINING AND STAFF FACILITIES (USE CLASS C2 RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS) TOGETHER WITH REBUILD OF DETACHED OUTBUILDING TO REAR TO PROVIDE STORE AND OFFICE TO GROUND FLOOR WITH STORAGE ABOVE.

    5 Netherley Road Tarbock Green Knowsley L35 1QE

    Received Not published
  17. Decided23/02741/FUL

    CONVERSION OF VACANT MAGAZINE BUNKER TO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PREMISES FOR THE MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE OF METAL PRODUCTS

    Atlas Sheds Store 9 - 8 Draw Well Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7BJ

    Received Not published
  18. Decided23/02743/FUL

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION WITH PITCHED ROOF OVER PORCH AND GARAGE, RAISING EAVES AND ROOF SLOPE HEIGHT AT THE REAR TO PROVIDE FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION, NEW HIPPED ROOF TO EXISTING GROUND FLOOR REAR EXTENSION AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    56 Rimmer Avenue Roby Knowsley L16 2NQ

    Received Not published
  19. Decided23/02744/FUL

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BOXING CLUB BUILDING AND ERECTION OF REPLACMENT TWO STOREY BUILDING, INCLUDING AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP, WELLNESS CABIN, NEW CAR PARK AND NEW ACCESS

    Tower Hill ABC Heathfield Drive Tower Hill Kirkby Knowsley L33 1WU

    Received Not published
  20. Decided23/02745/FUL

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION (DEMOLITION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION)

    57 Ormskirk Road Knowsley Village Knowsley L34 8HB

    Received Not published
  21. Decided23/02746/FUL

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    23 Sandown Avenue Roby Knowsley L14 7AS

    Received Not published
  22. Decided23/02748/ADV

    DISPLAY OF ADVERISEMENT SIGNAGE COMPRISING:- PETROL FILLING STATION (PFS) SIGNS COMPRISING 4NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PFS CANOPY SIGNS, 4NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED HGV CANOPY SIGNS, 1NO. NON-ILLUMINATED JET WASH SIGN, 1NO. LED LIT (BLADE) PROJECTING PUMP ISLAND SIGN, 4NO. LED LIT (WAVE) PUMP ISLAND SIGNS; 5NO. NON-ILLUMINATED (KAOLA) PROJECTING PUMP ISLAND SIGNS, 2NO. FREESTANDING ILLUMINATED TOTEM SIGNS; AND SHOP SIGNS COMPRISING 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA HANGING SIGN, 2NO. NON-ILLUMINATED ELEVATION HOARDING SIGNS.

    Academy Business Park County Road Knowsley Industrial Estate Knowsley L33 7SA

    Received Not published
  23. Decided23/02749/CLD

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE OF B8 STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION USE UNITS AS B8 USE WITH ANCILLARY TRADE COUNTERS

    Units 1A - 1C Academy Business Park Lees Road Knowsley Knowsley Industrial Park L33 7SA

    Received Not published
  24. Decided23/02750/CLD

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE OF B8 STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION USE UNITS AS B8 USE WITH ANCILLARY TRADE COUNTERS

    Units 1D To 1E Academy Business Park Lees Road Knowsley Knowsley Industrial Park L33 7SA

    Received Not published

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Researching a proposal in Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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What these statistics cover

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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