Tray Ash Farm Barn Ash Lane Tarbock Green Knowsley WA8 8JS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Material change of use of property from C3 (dwelling house) to C2 (provision of residential accommodation and care to people in need of care) for a maximum of 4no children Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Knowsley Planning Committee on 4 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the use would not harm amenity, highway safety, area character, or crime and anti-social behaviour.
- Ten objections raised concerns about traffic, disturbance, care-home clustering, behaviour, location, the operator and cross-boundary effects.
- The committee granted permission subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Knowsley's committee minutes of 4 Jun 2026.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 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 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Knowsley
- Application type
- Full Application for Change of Use
- Postcode
- WA8 8JS
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Halewood North
- Parish
- Tarbock Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Evolve Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 155 days from validation, 100 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
- 4 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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