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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Greenhead Fold Romiley Stockport SK6 3DW
Received 10 Jul 2026Former Sainsburys Warren Street Stockport SK1 1UB
Received 21 Jul 2026Former Sainsburys Warren Street Stockport SK1 1UB
Received 21 Jul 2026118 London Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 4DJ
Received 21 Jul 20261 Coniston Road Gatley Cheadle Stockport SK8 4AP
Received 21 Jul 2026244 Longhurst Lane Mellor Stockport SK6 5PW
Received 22 Jul 202612 Kings Drive Marple Stockport SK6 6NQ
Received 22 Jul 202612 Broomhill Drive Bramhall Stockport SK7 3NJ
Received 23 Jul 202631 Woodford Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 1JN
Received 22 Jul 20261B The Hollins Marple Stockport SK6 6AY
Received 22 Jul 20261B The Hollins Marple Stockport SK6 6AY
Received 22 Jul 2026111 Wellington Road North Heaton Norris Stockport SK4 2QH
Received 22 Jul 2026Land And Buildings Off Church Lane Woodford Stockport SK7 1PH
Received 22 Jul 202624 Thorn Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 1HQ
Received 22 Jul 20265 Matlock Road North Reddish Stockport SK5 6SR
Received 23 Jul 2026Dairyground Farm Lytham Drive Bramhall Stockport SK7 2JX
Received 23 Jul 2026St Petersgate Chambers 39 St Petersgate Stockport SK1 1DH
Received 23 Jul 202624 - 28 Great Underbank Stockport SK1 1NB
Received 23 Jul 202624-28 Great Underbank Stockport SK1 1NB
Received 23 Jul 202623 Patch Lane Bramhall Stockport SK7 1HX
Received 23 Jul 202625 Newhaven Road Brinnington Stockport SK5 8BH
Received 20 Jul 202626 Wilmslow Road Cheadle Stockport SK8 1NE
Received 23 Jul 202632 St Martins Road Marple Stockport SK6 7BY
Received 23 Jul 2026Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc Stockport Road West Bredbury Stockport SK6 2BN
Received 23 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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