44 Halsnead Avenue Whiston Knowsley L35 3SD Data via plota.co.uk

25/00675/CLD - Certificate of Lawful Use/ Dev. Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for a proposed conversion of the existing garage into a playroom with a utility area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jan 2026
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Approved
12 Feb 2026

Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Prescot built-up area; Priority habitat about 34 m away: Deciduous woodland; Green belt about 83 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2

Last sold for £260,000 in January 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 January 2025£260,000
25 May 2018£145,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area97 m² (1,044 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (72 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Knowsley
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use/ Dev. Proposed
Postcode
L35 3SD
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Whiston & Cronton
Parish
Whiston Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
GBS Design Services Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 18 days faster than Knowsley's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 98% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
143decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Knowsley in the last twelve months, from validation. Knowsley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Knowsley
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#159 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Knowsley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #41 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #83 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #186 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #191 of 296
92%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
23 decided
299
Total decisions
19 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.