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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates831Searchable applications
396Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 388 approved or refused records
14Refused applications
374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Mar 2024 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 7 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building regulationsContact planning Contact planningLocal plan Development PlanPre-application advice Pre-application advice and guidance
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesPlanning.DC@stockport.gov.ukCouncil source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas37 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas30 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- DecidedDC/099337
Demolition of an existing conservatory, proposed single storey extension, rear-facing dormer loft conversion, window and door alterations generally, and removal of an existing chimney.
6 Woodville Grove South Reddish Stockport SK5 7HU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099338
Proposed rear dormer extension.
4 Park Drive Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2HJ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099340
Minor Material Amendment to DC/097271: Variation of Condition 1 - Changes to the design which include a flush rear elevation to the single storey rear extension with new rooflight, and new window and reduced window size to side elevation
48 Devonshire Park Road Davenport Stockport SK2 6JW
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099342
Single storey rear/side extension
27 Sylvester Avenue Heaviley Stockport SK2 6DJ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099343
Discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of DC/098565
2 Ashfield Road Cheadle Stockport SK8 1BB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDC/099344
Retrospective application for the installation of external playground equipment to the rear external area of the public house
The Heaton 474 Didsbury Road Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3BS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099345
Single Storey Rear Extension
3 Bramley Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 2DW
Received 15 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDC/099346
Single Storey Side Extension, following demolition of existing side porch, including reconstruction of connected rear stone wall, new gated rear entrance and increase in height on rear wall forming the garden store and replacement roof.
1 Top Lock Cottages Lockside Marple Stockport SK6 6BN
Received 15 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDC/099347
Single Storey Side Extension, following demolition of existing side porch, including reconstruction of connected rear stone wall, new gated rear entrance and increase in height on rear wall forming the garden store and replacement roof.
1 Top Lock Cottages Lockside Marple Stockport SK6 6BN
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099348
Retrospective application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker
46-50 Gorton Road North Reddish Stockport SK5 6AH
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099349
Retrospective application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker
242 Cheadle Place, G1 Stockport Road Cheadle Stockport SK8 2JX
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099350
To operate premises as a combined optician and specialist eye clinic
Albert House 2 Station Road Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 5AE
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099351
Double storey front/side extension and single storey front/side extensions
1 Cherry Walk Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7DY
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099352
Discharge of conditions 5, 29 and 32 of DC/089009
Trinity Methodist Church 351 Bramhall Lane Davenport Stockport
Received 15 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDC/099353
Application to discharge conditions 14 (Access Road Improvements), 15 (Car Parking Arrangement) and 16 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission ref: DC/097612
The Ladybridge Sports And Social Club Ladybridge Road Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 5BL
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099355
1No external AC condensing unit
62 Merseyway Stockport SK1 1PL
Received 15 Jun 2026 - UnknownDC/099356
Discharge of the statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition (Informative 5) pursuant to Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in respect of planning permission DC/096710.
80-82 National House Wellington Road North Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 1HW
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099357
To prune 1x small Maple tree from property by 2m - poor access. HAR/CA19.
13 Flat 1 Mealhouse Brow Stockport SK1 1JP
Received 22 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDC/099359
Demolition of existing buildings and structures on-site, including former vehicle depot and associated storage buildings (Use Class Sui-Generis/B8), converted residential buildings (Use Class C2), paint shop and offices (Use Class E), and erection of 1no five storey block comprising of 109 no. extra care apartments (Use Class C2), a salon (Use Class E) and Kitchen and Bistro (Use Class E) with access, parking provision, amenity space, landscaping and associated works.
32 - 50 London Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 4AH
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099360
Single storey side and rear extension and rear dormer
7A Carnforth Road Heaton Chapel Stockport SK4 5LD
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099365
Retrospective permission for a single storey side/rear extension.
111 Bramhall Lane South Bramhall Stockport SK7 2EE
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099372
T2 (G4.J)- English Oak, dead tree with no live growth, located on highway verge- Tree to be removed subject to a 5-day notice (Town & Country Planning Regs 20212: Regulation 14(2) Notification), due to its dead, 'not acceptable' tree risk condition. T3 (G4.I) - Horse Chestnut, dead tree with no live growth, located on highway verge- Tree to be removed subject to a 5-day notice (Town & Country Planning Regs 20212: Regulation 14(2) Notification), due to its dead, 'not tolerable' tree risk condition. HAR/CA5, TPO 190W.
Moya Cole Hospice 2 Hardy Field Lane Heald Green Stockport SK8 3SZ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099375
G10 Pine, Sycamore, Oak x12 deadwood all canopy's.T1 Sycamore RHS front boundary Corner fell to ground level as leaning heavily into road due to canopy of chestnut behind.T2 Sycamore RHS front boundary fell to ground level as leaning towards road heavily due to canopy of sycamore behind.T3 Sycamore LHS front boundary fell to ground level as leaning heavily towards road due to Oak,sycamore canopy behind and over BT cables pole.T4 Sycamore LHS boundary with neighbour, fell to ground level as ivy covered and minimal growth from tree due to being covered. TPO 155E, TPO 268E.
29 Offerton Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 4NL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/099376
Application for a Non-Material Amendment of Planning Permission DC/091318 -Reducing the size of the utility room
136 Moss Lane Bramhall Stockport SK7 1EE
Received 17 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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