55 Broad Lane Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 6QB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00223/CLD - Certificate of Lawful Use/ Dev. Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for a change of use from use Class C3 (residential) to use Class C2 (children's home) for a maximum of 1no. Child. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Kirkby built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 2

Last sold for £78,000 in April 2019. Terraced house, freehold.

18 April 2019£78,000
29 March 2019£76,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area84 m² (904 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (74 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with external insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2019, 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
L32 6QB
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Cherryfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robert Parle

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 9 days faster than Knowsley's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
11%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Knowsley
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#159 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.