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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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
271 Bramhall Lane South Bramhall Stockport SK7 3DW
Received 2 Jul 202626 Beacon View Marple Stockport SK6 6PX
Received 29 Jun 20266 Derby Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4NE
Received 29 Jun 2026Orchard House 197 Grove Lane Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7NG
Received 29 Jun 2026Pavement Outside 76 High Street Cheadle SK8 1AE
Received 29 Jun 2026Pavement Outside 76 High Street Cheadle SK8 1AE
Received 29 Jun 202684 Castle Street Edgeley Stockport SK3 9AL
Received 29 Jun 2026Morrisons Supermarket Edgeley Road Cheadle Heath Stockport SK3 0RJ
Received 29 Jun 2026Phoenix House Bird Hall Lane Cheadle Heath Stockport
Received 29 Jun 202611 Abbotsleigh Drive Bramhall Stockport SK7 3PW
Received 29 Jun 20264 Rushyfield Crescent Romiley Stockport SK6 4LG
Received 29 Jun 20265 Rubens Close Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5BZ
Received 29 Jun 20261B Elms Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4RH
Received 3 Jul 2026Priestnall Court 14 Priestnall Road Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3HR
Received 29 Jun 202684 Northcliffe Road Offerton Stockport SK2 5AQ
Received 22 Jun 2026Former Sainsburys Warren Street Stockport SK1 1UB
Received 29 Jun 2026Adswood Depot Adswood Road Cheadle Hulme Cheadle SK8 5QY
Received 29 Jun 2026238 Finney Lane Heald Green Cheadle Stockport SK8 3QD
Received 29 Jun 2026Morrisons 196-198 Wellington Road North Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2QN
Received 29 Jun 202640 Waterside Marple Stockport SK6 7LR
Received 29 Jun 2026St Georges Ce Primary School Buxton Road Heaviley Stockport SK2 6NX
Received 30 Jun 202623 Green Lane Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 3LE
Received 30 Jun 202622 Gibsons Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4JX
Received 3 Jul 202617 Milverton Drive Bramhall Stockport SK7 1EY
Received 30 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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