Imagination 2 Image Business Park Acornfield Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley
Approved on 23 March 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
NON - MATERIAL AMENDMENTS 21/00959/FUL (ERECTION OF A DETACHED INDUSTRIAL BUILDING (MIXED E(g)(iii), B2 & B8 uses) WITH ANCILLARY OFFICES, CAR PARKING, SERVICE AREA AND SOFT LANDSCAPING) AMENDMENTS SOUGHT TO REGULARISE THE SUB STATION DIMENSIONS; REPOSITION THE BIN STORE; REARRANGE AND ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING; REPOSITIONS CONDENSER UNITS; PALADIN FENCE INCREASED TO 2.4M, REGULARISE SURFACE YARD MATERIALS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE LANDSCAPING TO BE IN LINE WITH CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- Received
- 17 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Northwood
- Agent
- Hale Architecture Limited
- ReceivedReceived17 Dec
- ValidatedValidated17 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date14 Jan
- DecidedDecided23 Mar
Decided in 96 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Imagination 2 Image Business Park Acornfield Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley. Knowsley has handled 100 applications of this type. This one was decided in 96 days, 6 weeks longer than Knowsley's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Northwood.
93% of amendment applications at Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Non Material Amendment
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 14 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Hale Architecture Limited
- Agent address
- 22c Leathermarket Street London SE1 3HP
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Reece Black
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Associated applications
- 202613 Jan
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 4 (CONTAMINATION) PARTS C, D, F PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/00959/COND7 - 202517 Dec
NON - MATERIAL AMENDMENTS 21/00959/FUL
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment21/00959/NMA1 - 202528 Nov
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITIONS 6 (FIXED PLANT NOISE LEVELS) AND 12 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING SCHEME) PERTAINING…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/00959/COND6 - 202519 Nov
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 9 (CYCLE STORAGE) PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION 21/00959/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions21/00959/COND4 - 202519 Nov
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 15 (PHOTOVOLTAICS) PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION 21/00959/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/00959/COND5 - 202523 Oct
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 17 (SuDS) PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION 21/00959/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/00959/COND3 - 202518 Jul
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 4 PART E (MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLAN) PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/00959/COND2
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20254 Feb
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 3 (MATERIALS) PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION 21/00959/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00065/DISCON - 20254 Feb
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 14 (LEMP) PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION 21/00959/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00068/DISCON - 20253 Feb
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 16 (SURFACE WATER DESIGN) PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION 21/00959/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00060/DISCON - 20253 Feb
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 20 (RETAINING STRUCTURES DETAILS) PERTAINING TO PLANNING PERMISSION…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00061/DISCON
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