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.
2,936 approved · 169 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
210 Kingsway Huyton Knowsley L36 2PS
Received Not published14 Old Rough Lane Northwood Kirkby Knowsley L33 8XB
Received Not published59 Chapel Lane Cronton Knowsley WA8 4NT
Received Not publishedLand South Of Cherryfield Drive Kirkby Town Centre Knowsley
Received Not published34 Pinnington Road Whiston Knowsley L35 3TY
Received Not publishedImagination 2 Image Business Park Acornfield Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley
Received Not published4 Blaking Drive Knowsley Knowsley L34 0JE
Received Not published11 Coniston Avenue Prescot Knowsley L34 2SW
Received Not published5 Evington Drive Roby Knowsley L14 7AA
Received Not publishedWaste Transfer FCC Environmental Stretton Way Huyton Knowsley L36 6BJ
Received Not published17 Norbreck Avenue Roby Knowsley L14 6UN
Received Not publishedGarage Block To Rear Of Activity Centre 143 Bewley Drive Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 9PE
Received Not published12 Yelverton Close Halewood Knowsley L26 7YN
Received Not publishedSandy Meadows (The Lodge, 1, 2, And Apartments 1A & 2A Sandy Meadows) Wheathill Road Huyton Knowsley L36 5UTT
Received Not published1 Court Hey Avenue Roby Knowsley L36 4JB
Received Not publishedUnit C1 / C2 Penrhyn Court Penrhyn Road Knowsley Business Park Knowsley L34 9AB
Received Not publishedPrescot Police Station Derby Street Prescot Knowsley L34 3LG
Received Not published40 Sandfield Crescent Whiston Knowsley L35 7HJ
Received Not publishedKindling Farm Netherley Road Tarbock Green Knowsley
Received Not published433 - 435 Cronton Road Cronton Knowsley WA8 5QG
Received Not published23 Granborne Chase Kirkby Park Kirkby Knowsley L32 2DN
Received Not published184 Huyton Lane Huyton Knowsley L36 1TQ
Received Not published50 Cross Lane Prescot Knowsley L35 3QJ
Received Not published16A Elstead Road Westvale Kirkby Knowsley L32 4TF
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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