Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
37 Balmoral Drive High Lane Stockport SK6 8BN
Received 24 Jun 2026373 Chester Road Woodford Stockport SK7 1QQ
Received 25 Jun 20262 The Drive Bredbury Stockport SK6 2DU
Received 2 Jul 20264 Acre Lane Cheadle Hulme Stockport SK8 7PL
Received 2 Jul 2026258B & 258D Finney Lane Heald Green Cheadle SK8 3QD
Received 25 Jun 2026Mirrlees Field Mirrlees Drive Hazel Grove Stockport
Received 25 Jun 2026Marple Cricket And Squash Club Bowden Lane Marple Stockport SK6 6ND
Received 26 Jun 202632 Egerton Road Davenport Stockport SK3 8SR
Received 2 Jul 20265 Holland Park Bramhall Stockport SK7 2AX
Received 2 Jul 202637 Troutbeck Road Gatley Stockport SK8 4RP
Received 2 Jul 202693 Woodlands Drive Offerton Stockport SK2 5AP
Received 26 Jun 202640 Langdale Road Woodley Stockport SK6 1BH
Received 2 Jul 202633 Bridge Lane Bramhall Stockport SK7 3AB
Received 26 Jun 2026Apex House Duke Avenue Stanley Green Trading Estate Cheadle SK8 6RX
Received 26 Jun 2026Aldi Stores Ltd Green Lane Romiley Stockport SK6 3JG
Received 26 Jun 2026126 Lisburne Lane Offerton Stockport SK2 5RH
Received 26 Jun 2026Pavement Outside 1-3 Merseyway Stockport SK1 1PW
Received 26 Jun 2026Pavement O/S 35 King Street East (Corner Of Knightsbridge) Stockport SK1 1XJ
Received 26 Jun 2026Pavement Outside Of 53 Princes Street Stockport SK1 1SL
Received 26 Jun 2026Pavement Outside Of 15 Woodford Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 1JN
Received 26 Jun 202631 Brownsville Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4PF
Received 29 Jun 202612 Darley Avenue Gatley Cheadle Stockport SK8 4PQ
Received 29 Jun 2026249 Thornley Lane South North Reddish Stockport SK5 6YP
Received 29 Jun 202635 Barcheston Road Cheadle Stockport SK8 1LJ
Received 29 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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