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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Vitality House 217 Wellington Road South Heaviley Stockport SK2 6NG
Received 17 Jul 202673 Premier Inn Buxton Road Heaviley Stockport SK2 6NB
Received 27 Jul 2026Land Off Strines Road Strines SK6 7GY
Received 17 Jul 20268 Cherry Walk Cheadle Hulme Cheadle SK8 7DY
Received 20 Jul 202633 Dalkeith Road South Reddish Stockport SK5 7EY
Received 20 Jul 202611 Marina Drive Marple Stockport SK6 6JF
Received 27 Jul 202625 Derby Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4NE
Received 31 Jul 2026Hallam Street Cale Green Stockport
Received 27 Jul 2026Tithe Barn Primary School Mauldeth Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 3NG
Received 27 Jul 2026Tithe Barn Primary School Mauldeth Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 3NG
Received 27 Jul 2026119 Woodford Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 1QB
Received 28 Jul 20263 Hampton Grove Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 6DG
Received 28 Jul 20269 Woodsmoor Lane Great Moor Stockport SK2 7AS
Received 28 Jul 202616 Tewkesbury Close Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7QQ
Received 28 Jul 202646 Derby Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4NE
Received 31 Jul 202610 Oaklands Drive Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 6LL
Received 28 Jul 20261 Rushton Drive Romiley Stockport SK6 4PW
Received 29 Jul 202634 Broomfield Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4ND
Received 31 Jul 2026Cheadle Heath Works Stockport Road Cheadle Heath Stockport
Received 29 Jul 20263 Mercury Close Bramhall Stockport SK7 1GL
Received 29 Jul 2026STREET RECORD Padden Brook Romiley Stockport
Received 31 Jul 2026STREET RECORD Padden Brook Romiley Stockport
Received 31 Jul 202690 Grange Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 3QB
Received 29 Jul 202640 Ladybrook Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 3NE
Received 30 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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