23 Yoxall Drive Tower Hill Kirkby Knowsley L33 4HS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of exsting use from a dwelling (use Class C3) to a family assessment centre (use Class C2) for a maximum of two families together with the conversion of existing detached garage to form an office ancillary to the family assessment centre Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 26 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Knowsley Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the use would not cause unacceptable harm to amenity, character, highways, or safety, subject to conditions.
- Residents raised concerns about parking, traffic, noise, character, property values, precedent, safeguarding, crime and antisocial behaviour.
- The committee granted delegated authority to approve the application subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Knowsley's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £198,500 in February 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 149 days from validation, 94 days slower than Knowsley's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Knowsley in the last twelve months, from validation. Knowsley decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 9 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
Knowsley ranks #186 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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