Knowsley planning approval rate
Knowsley ward in West Lancashire has a 98.1% approval rate based on 154 planning decisions. West Lancashire overall: 95.1%.
Last updated: April 2026
98.1%
ward approval rate
154
Decisions
151
Approved
3
Refused
95.1%
West Lancashire average
Knowsley sits slightly above the West Lancashire average, with a 3.0 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Knowsley compares
Knowsley ward
98.1%
West Lancashire overall
95.1%
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Recent decisions in Knowsley
Retrospective permission for water fountain, wedding gazebo and fence · Mon 11 Dec 2023
Proposed single storey dwelling and detached garage on existing redundant site t · Mon 25 Sep 2023
What gets approved near your property?
In West Lancashire, 1 in 20 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in West Lancashire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,928 decisions.