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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 The Downs Cheadle SK8 1JL
Received 30 Jun 2026111 Ack Lane West Cheadle Hulme Stockport SK8 7EU
Received 3 Jul 2026Mirrlees Field Mirrlees Drive Hazel Grove Stockport
Received 30 Jun 202672 Swann Lane Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7HU
Received 1 Jul 202628 Grange Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 3BD
Received 1 Jul 202624 Foxland Road Gatley Cheadle Stockport SK8 4QB
Received 1 Jul 20264 Alston Close Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 5LR
Received 30 Jun 2026Woodlands Ladybrook Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 3NB
Received 30 Jun 2026Land West Of Castle Hill Bredbury Park Industrial Estate Stockport
Received 1 Jul 2026Weir Mill King Street West Stockport
Received 1 Jul 202668 Seal Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 2LU
Received 2 Jul 2026101 Lavington Avenue Cheadle Stockport SK8 2HQ
Received 2 Jul 202614 Chatsworth Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6BT
Received 2 Jul 2026Golden Hind Lisburne Lane Offerton Stockport SK2 5RH
Received 2 Jul 202620A Station Road Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7AB
Received 2 Jul 2026111 Wellington Road North Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2QH
Received 2 Jul 202611 Cherry Walk Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7DY
Received 2 Jul 202622 Peel Moat Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4PL
Received 2 Jul 2026Heathside Park Heathside Park Road Cheadle Heath Stockport SK3 0RB
Received 24 Jun 20269 Oldridge Crescent Marple Stockport SK6 7FY
Received 2 Jul 2026Stepping Hill Hospital Poplar Grove Great Moor Stockport SK2 7JE
Received 2 Jul 20261A Burlington Drive Davenport Stockport SK3 8UE
Received 2 Jul 2026St Martins Church 112 Crescent Park Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2JE
Received 3 Jul 202628 Clifton Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4BU
Received 3 Jul 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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