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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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44 Heaton Moor Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4NP
Received 4 Aug 202649 Hill Top Avenue Cheadle Hulme Stockport SK8 7HZ
Received 5 Aug 2026310 Bramhall Lane South Bramhall Stockport SK7 3DL
Received 5 Aug 202612 Lerryn Drive Bramhall Stockport SK7 3LU
Received 5 Aug 202613 Swythamley Road Cheadle Heath Stockport SK3 0NF
Received 5 Aug 202643 Bradwell Drive Heald Green Cheadle Stockport SK8 3BX
Received 5 Aug 202626 Broadstone Hall Road North Heaton Chapel Stockport SK4 5LA
Received 5 Aug 202629 Ridge Road Marple Stockport SK6 7HN
Received 5 Aug 20261 Pennington Gardens Cheadle SK8 2GN
Received 5 Aug 2026Engine Room Weir Mill Chestergate Stockport
Received 5 Aug 202635 Newboult Road Cheadle Stockport SK8 2AH
Received 6 Aug 20266 Tenby Drive Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7BR
Received 6 Aug 20268 Pine Close Marple Stockport SK6 7QU
Received 6 Aug 202616 Parsonage Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4JZ
Received 6 Aug 202610 Cravenwood Road North Reddish Stockport SK5 6PQ
Received 3 Aug 2026101 Moss Lane Bramhall Stockport SK7 1EG
Received 6 Aug 202632 Whitley Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4HQ
Received 6 Aug 2026192-192A Higher Hillgate Heaviley Stockport SK1 3QY
Received 4 Aug 202645 Huntley Road Cheadle Heath Stockport SK3 0SE
Received 6 Aug 202611 Shirley Avenue Heald Green Cheadle Stockport SK8 3NT
Received 7 Aug 2026Thorn Works Mill Pool Close Woodley Stockport SK6 1SB
Received 7 Aug 202643 Clement Road Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5AG
Received 7 Aug 2026563 Didsbury Road Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3AS
Received 7 Aug 2026111 Moss Lane Bramhall Stockport SK7 1EG
Received 10 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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