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.
2,880 approved · 163 refused · 0 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bunker 9 - 10 Draw Well Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7BJ
Received Not publishedBunker 9 - 8 Draw Well Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7BJ
Received Not published5 Talland Close Halewood Knowsley L26 7YA
Received Not published73 Kipling Avenue Huyton Knowsley L36 0TY
Received Not publishedShippon One & Shippon Two Tarbock Hall Estate Ox Lane Tarbock Green Knowsley L35 1QA
Received Not published44 Holly Bank Avenue Roby Knowsley L14 7AB
Received Not publishedLakeside Naylors Road Roby Knowsley L27 2YA
Received Not publishedBosco Hall Farm Ash Lane Tarbock Green Knowsley WA8 8JT
Received Not publishedLand To Side Of 46 High Street Prescot Knowsley
Received Not published17 Priory Close Whiston Knowsley L35 3SZ
Received Not published16 Deerbolt Crescent Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 2BE
Received Not publishedLand South Of Lickers Lane Windy Arbor Road Halsnead Garden Village Whiston
Received Not publishedLand Off Lower Road Halewood Knowsley
Received Not publishedLand Off Gerrards Lane Halewood Knowsley
Received Not publishedEstate Tyres 30 Lees Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7SE
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear 40 Elworthy Avenue Halewood Knowsley L26 7AA
Received Not publishedDye House Liverpool Road Prescot Knowsley L34 3LX
Received Not published6 Fleetwood Gardens Tower Hill Kirkby Knowsley L33 1TP
Received Not publishedHalewood Leisure Centre Baileys Lane Halewood Knowsley L26 0TY
Received Not published135 Kingsway Huyton Knowsley L36 2PL
Received Not publishedLand Adj 71 Brook Hey Drive Northwood Kirkby Knowsley
Received Not publishedLand To The South Of Lickers Lane Whiston Knowsley
Received Not published13 Church Road Roby Knowsley L36 9TL
Received Not published22 Overdene Walk Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 8TA
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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