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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.
2,826 approved · 153 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Jaguar Plant North Road Halewood Knowsley L24 9BJ
Received Not published43 Buxted Road Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 6SG
Received Not published98 St James Road Prescot Knowsley L34 2SJ
Received Not published41 Pottery Lane Whiston Knowsley L35 3RG
Received Not published40 Sandfield Crescent Whiston Knowsley L35 7HJ
Received Not published77 Longmeadow Road Knowsley Village Knowsley L34 0HW
Received Not published1 St Kevins Drive Northwood Kirkby Knowsley L32 1BB
Received Not published211 Tarbock Road Huyton Knowsley L36 0SA
Received Not published145 Bowring Park Avenue Roby Knowsley L16 2LE
Received Not published18 Belmont Crescent Roby Knowsley L36 4AR
Received Not publishedSt Lukes Catholic Primary School Shaw Lane Prescot Knowsley L35 5AT
Received Not published17 Greystone Crescent Roby Knowsley L14 6UJ
Received Not published67 Eccleston Street Prescot Knowsley L34 5QH
Received Not publishedThe Rectory 2A Mill Lane Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 2AX
Received Not published25 Wood Close Westvale Kirkby Knowsley L32 5SU
Received Not published16A Marsden Road Halewood Knowsley L26 9UL
Received Not publishedPlot 3 - Land To South Of Railway Line Bounded By Lower Road, Finch Lane And Baileys Lane, Halewood
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 published17 Cherry Tree Road Huyton Knowsley L36 5TY
Received Not published1 Stourton Road Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 9QL
Received Not published4 The Cottages Greensbridge Lane Halewood Knowsley L26 6LE
Received Not publishedJaguar Plant North Road Halewood Knowsley L24 9LE
Received Not published12 Alt Side Court Field Lane Estate Knowsley L10 4UJ
Received Not publishedMundoxpress Farmers Arms Moorfield Tower Hill Kirkby Knowsley L33 1XD
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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