221A Whitefield Drive Westvale Kirkby Knowsley L32 0RB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00160/CLD - Certificate of Lawful Use/ Dev. Proposed Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for residential dwelling (use Class C3) to childrens care home (use Class C2) for a maximum of 1no. Child Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Nov 2026 and 5 Dec 2026, from Knowsley's recent changes of use.

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 listed building 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 1

Last sold for £114,950 in September 2004. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

10 September 2004£114,950New build

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

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Important details

Council
Knowsley
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use/ Dev. Proposed
Postcode
L32 0RB
Received
around 28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Whitefield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Knowsley usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Nov 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use