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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Scafell Close High Lane Stockport SK6 8JA
Received 6 Jul 202657 Ellwood Road Offerton Stockport SK1 4BE
Received 6 Jul 20261 Oak Drive Bramhall Stockport SK7 2AD
Received 29 Jun 2026Goyt Cliff 63 Strines Road Marple Stockport SK6 7DT
Received 7 Jul 202615 Langford Road Heaton Chapel Stockport SK4 5BR
Received 7 Jul 2026Side Off 19 Wood Lane Marple Stockport SK6 7RE
Received 26 Jun 202622 Broadoak Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 3BL
Received 7 Jul 2026Rushes House 2 St Martins Road Marple Stockport SK6 7BY
Received 26 Jun 2026West Off 202 Church Lane Marple Stockport SK6 7LA
Received 26 Jun 2026Side Off 1 Aspenwood Close Marple Stockport SK6 6NU
Received 26 Jun 202629 Greenside Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 2DL
Received 7 Jul 202688 Torkington Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6NR
Received 8 Jul 2026Side Off Bowden Lane Farm 25 Bowden Lane Marple Stockport SK6 6LJ
Received 26 Jun 202628 Brinnington Road Portwood Stockport SK1 2EX
Received 7 Jul 2026245 Wellington Road North Heaton Chapel Stockport SK4 2RQ
Received 8 Jul 20267 Eyam Grove Offerton Stockport SK2 7LZ
Received 7 Jul 20269 Wythburn Road Heaviley Stockport SK1 4NQ
Received 7 Jul 2026Stopford Park Greek Street Stockport
Received 7 Jul 2026Dairyground Farm Lytham Drive Bramhall Stockport
Received 8 Jul 2026Dairyground Farm Lytham Drive Bramhall Stockport SK7 2JX
Received 8 Jul 2026Dairyground Farm Lytham Drive Bramhall Stockport
Received 8 Jul 2026Dairyground Farm Lytham Drive Bramhall Stockport
Received 8 Jul 2026Dairyground Farm Lytham Drive Bramhall Stockport
Received 8 Jul 2026Dairyground Farm Lytham Drive Bramhall Stockport
Received 8 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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