Denbigh Pex Hill Cronton Knowsley WA8 5QN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00100/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of 1no. Outbuilding to form a garage and a sensory room. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
14 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Public footpath 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Widnes built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 3

Last sold for £605,000 in October 2020. Detached house, freehold.

2 October 2020£605,000
10 May 2016£319,000
15 August 2011£299,000

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

Building

Floor area164 m² (1,765 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Knowsley
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WA8 5QN
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Whiston & Cronton
Parish
Cronton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 May 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wake Morley Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 148 days from validation, 95 days slower than Knowsley's median of 53 for extensions. Refused, as 2% 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 May 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.