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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Grosvenor House 40 High Street Stockport SK1 1EG
Received 10 Jul 2026Chesters Croft Spath Lane East Cheadle Hulme Cheadle
Received 8 Jul 2026MFG Petrol Filling Station 17 Ack Lane East Bramhall Stockport SK7 2BE
Received 10 Jul 202610 Halstead Grove Gatley Cheadle Stockport SK8 4HL
Received 10 Jul 202662 Buxton Road Heaviley Stockport SK2 6NB
Received 10 Jul 202635 Cavendish Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6HX
Received 13 Jul 202623 Princes Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 3NQ
Received 13 Jul 2026Ravenscroft 15 St Lesmo Road Edgeley Stockport SK3 0TX
Received 13 Jul 202670 - 72 Buxton Road Heaviley Stockport SK2 6NB
Received 13 Jul 2026Former Churgate Autos 64Churchgate Stockport
Received 13 Jul 202644 Peel Moat Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4PH
Received 13 Jul 20269 Lerryn Drive Bramhall Stockport SK7 3LU
Received 13 Jul 202645 Hardcastle Road Edgeley Stockport SK3 9DB
Received 14 Jul 20266 Woodhall Close Woodford Stockport SK7 1PN
Received 14 Jul 202613 Bradfield Close North Reddish Stockport SK5 6XP
Received 14 Jul 2026The Bungalow 9 Brabyns Brow Marple Stockport SK6 7DA
Received 14 Jul 20263 Queensgate Bramhall Stockport SK7 1JT
Received 14 Jul 2026The Grange 105 Thornley Lane South Stockport SK5 6QW
Received 14 Jul 2026Outside 45 Hazel Street Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 4JR
Received 14 Jul 2026Haw Bank House High Street Cheadle Stockport SK8 1AL
Received 14 Jul 2026Weir Mill Chestergate Stockport
Received 14 Jul 20261 Beechwood Grove Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 6HE
Received 15 Jul 202650 Church Street Marple Stockport SK6 6BW
Received 15 Jul 2026Land & Buildings At The Corner Of Chestergate & King Street West Stockport
Received 15 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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