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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.
2,905 approved · 166 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Thursby Walk Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 8TX
Received Not published3 Grosmont Road Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 6QR
Received Not published63 Baileys Lane Halewood Knowsley L26 0TY
Received Not published33 Lingtree Road Westvale Kirkby Knowsley L32 0RN
Received Not publishedUnit C Sovereign Business Park Wilson Road Huyton Knowsley L36 6FP
Received Not publishedLand North Of M62 Motorway Off Windy Arbor Road (Halsnead) Whiston Knowsley L35 1RB
Received Not published1 Cables Retail Park Steley Way Prescot Knowsley L34 5NQ
Received Not publishedImagination 2 Image Business Park Acornfield Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley
Received Not published433 - 435 Cronton Road Cronton Knowsley WA8 5QG
Received Not publishedSpring Farm Garnetts Lane Tarbock Green Knowsley L35 1QN
Received Not publishedThe John Knight Laboratory Kings Drive Kings Business Park Prescot Knowsley L34 1PJ
Received Not publishedThe Ploughman 44 - 45 Marled Hey Stockbridge Village Knowsley L28 0QL
Received Not publishedSt Annes Catholic Primary School Marina Crescent Huyton Knowsley L36 5XL
Received Not published2 St Marys Road Huyton Knowsley L36 5SS
Received Not published10 Hall Drive Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 1TA
Received Not published103 Hayes Avenue Prescot Knowsley L35 5BH
Received Not published54 Lloyd Road Prescot Knowsley L34 6LG
Received Not publishedLand South Of Cherryfield Drive Kirkby Town Centre Knowsley
Received Not published4C St Aidans Grove Huyton Knowsley L36 8JE
Received Not published4 Huyton Hall Crescent Huyton Knowsley L36 5RL
Received Not publishedBeverston Engineering Unit B Penrhyn Court Penrhyn Road Knowsley Business Park Knowsley L34 9AB
Received Not published8 The Prescot Centre Eccleston Street Prescot Knowsley L34 5GA
Received Not published8 The Prescot Centre Eccleston Street Prescot Knowsley L34 5GA
Received Not published10 Riesling Drive Tower Hill Kirkby Knowsley L33 1SH
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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