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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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
S/O 35A Greave Romiley Stockport SK6 4PU
Received 7 Jul 2026O/S 8 Hole House Fold Romiley Stockport SK6 4BB
Received 7 Jul 2026Pinfold Buxton Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6NA
Received 16 Jul 2026O/S 50 Werneth Road Woodley Stockport SK6 1HR
Received 7 Jul 2026Aldi Store Ltd Newbridge Lane Portwood Stockport SK1 2NA
Received 16 Jul 202663 Poleacre Lane Woodley Stockport SK6 1PH
Received 16 Jul 202684 Hollins Lane Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5DA
Received 17 Jul 202641 Hollymount Road Offerton Stockport SK2 7LN
Received 17 Jul 2026St Petersgate Chambers 39 St Petersgate Stockport SK1 1DH
Received 17 Jul 202669 Andrew Lane High Lane Stockport SK6 8HY
Received 17 Jul 20267 Thornway High Lane Stockport SK6 8EL
Received 17 Jul 202636 Keswick Road High Lane Stockport SK6 8AP
Received 17 Jul 2026J/W 3 Kirkfell Drive And Bowfell Drive High Lane Stockport SK6 8JB
Received 17 Jul 2026149 Windlehurst Road High Lane Stockport SK6 8AG
Received 17 Jul 2026J/W 2 Manifold Drive & Ashbourne Drive High Lane Stockport SK6 8DE
Received 17 Jul 2026Stockport Cemetery, Crematorium Buxton Road Heaviley Stockport SK2 6LS
Received 17 Jul 202623 Whitley Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4HQ
Received 17 Jul 202612 Station Road North Reddish Stockport SK5 6LT
Received 17 Jul 20264 Park Drive Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2HJ
Received 17 Jul 202675 Mile End Lane Great Moor Stockport SK2 6BP
Received 17 Jul 2026341A Wellington Road North Heaton Chapel Stockport SK4 4QG
Received 17 Jul 2026Side Of 62B Stockport Road Romiley Stockport SK6 3AA
Received 17 Jul 2026Outside 15 Lower Fold Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5DX
Received 17 Jul 202621 Lower Fold Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5DX
Received 17 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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