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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
40 Werneth Road Woodley Stockport SK6 1HP
Received 31 Jul 2026Offerton Lane (rear Of) Williams Avenue Offerton Stockport SK2 5BS
Received 31 Jul 20261 Ranworth Avenue Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3DB
Received 31 Jul 2026361 Wilmslow Road Heald Green Cheadle Stockport SK8 3NP
Received 30 Jul 20267 Park Gates Avenue Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7DG
Received 30 Jul 2026189 Grove Lane Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7NG
Received 31 Jul 202622 Lockside Marple Stockport SK6 6BN
Received 31 Jul 202686 Altrincham Road Gatley Cheadle Stockport SK8 4DZ
Received 31 Jul 2026310 Didsbury Road Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3HE
Received 31 Jul 20262 Church Road Cheadle Hulme Cheadle SK8 7JU
Received 31 Jul 202679 Roslyn Road Adswood Stockport SK3 8LH
Received 3 Aug 202620 Southdown Crescent Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 6EQ
Received 3 Aug 202619 Broadway Bramhall Stockport SK7 3BT
Received 3 Aug 20263 Leegate Close Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 3NN
Received 4 Aug 2026Moseley Grange Moseley Road Cheadle Hulme Stockport SK8 5EZ
Received 4 Aug 2026Romiley Railway Station 4 Stockport Road Romiley Stockport SK6 4BN
Received 3 Aug 2026Land Adjacent To 29 Berrycroft Lane Bredbury Stockport SK6 3AU
Received 3 Aug 202689 Glandon Drive Cheadle Hulme Cheadle SK8 7HD
Received 3 Aug 202613 Devonshire Park Road Davenport Stockport SK2 6JZ
Received 3 Aug 20264 Robins Close Bramhall Stockport SK7 2PF
Received 3 Aug 2026149 Grove Lane Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7NG
Received 3 Aug 202636 Broadstone Hall Road North Heaton Chapel Stockport SK4 5LA
Received 4 Aug 202616 Parsonage Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4JZ
Received 4 Aug 2026Land North Of Stanley Green Retail Park Cheadle Hulme Stockport
Received 4 Aug 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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