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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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
48 Waverton Avenue Heaton Chapel Stockport SK4 5JT
Received 15 Jul 2026Side Of 108 Marple Road Offerton Stockport SK2 5ES
Received 7 Jul 2026Junction 18 Ludlow Road/Ashley Road Offerton Stockport SK2 5BG
Received 7 Jul 2026The Homestead Sandhill Lane Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5NR
Received 15 Jul 2026Strathclyde House 90 Offerton Lane Offerton Stockport SK2 5BS
Received 7 Jul 202617-19 Heaton Moor Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4LT
Received 15 Jul 2026S/O 1 Marsland Terrace Offerton Stockport SK1 4PZ
Received 7 Jul 2026137 Overdale Road Romiley Stockport SK6 3EN
Received 16 Jul 2026S/O 2 George Street West Offerton Stockport SK1 4HZ
Received 7 Jul 2026S/O 196 Marple Road Offerton Stockport SK2 5EZ
Received 7 Jul 2026S/O 2 Bean Leach Avenue Offerton Stockport SK2 5JA
Received 7 Jul 2026Land At Jenny Lane Woodford
Received 16 Jul 2026S/O 1 Dunnock Close Offerton Stockport SK2 5XD
Received 7 Jul 2026Tithe Barn Primary School Mauldeth Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 3NG
Received 17 Jul 202618 Mauldeth Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 3NG
Received 17 Jul 2026J/W 49 Turnstone Road & Brendall Close Offerton Stockport SK2 5XT
Received 7 Jul 2026Outside 33 Sandy Lane Romiley Stockport SK6 4NQ
Received 7 Jul 202611 Brickbridge Road Marple Stockport SK6 7BQ
Received 7 Jul 2026S/o 1 Aspenwood Close Marple Stockport SK6 6NU
Received 7 Jul 2026S/O 25 Bowden Lane Marple Stockport SK6 6LJ
Received 7 Jul 2026Vale Cottage Mill Brow Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5LW
Received 17 Jul 202667 Sanderling Road Offerton Stockport SK2 5UL
Received 7 Jul 2026S/O 11 Windlehurst Road High Lane Stockport SK6 8AB
Received 7 Jul 2026S/O 48 Windlehurst Road High Lane Stockport SK6 8AB
Received 16 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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