Local Plans, prepared by local planning authorities, in consultation with their community, set out a vision and a framework for the future development of an area. Once in place, Local Plans become part of the statutory development plan. The statutory development plan for the area is the starting point for determining local planning applications.
The current Development Plan includes the Local Plan Core Strategy, the Saved Policies of the Knowsley Replacement Unitary Development Plan and the Merseyside and Halton Joint Waste Local Plan. These documents can be found on the adopted documents page and are accompanied by the Local Plan Policies Map, which is available to view on the Local Plan Policies Map page.
However, over the coming years the Council will create a new Local Plan under the new plan-making system, which covers plans that will be prepared and amended under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, as modified by the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023. For information about Knowsley's emerging local plan, visit the new Local Plan page.