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374 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Pinewood Close Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 3NF
Received 28 Aug 20263 Park Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4PY
Received 27 Aug 2026In Footway, 1A Ravenoak Road Cheadle Hulme Cheadle SK8 7DL
Received 27 Aug 20268 Grasmere Road Gatley Cheadle SK8 4RG
Received 21 Aug 2026In Footway, Junction With 202 Church Lane And Telford Road Marple Stockport SK6 7LA
Received 27 Aug 2026Bosden Stopford Park 1 Oliver Street Stockport SK1 3GR
Received 27 Aug 2026Thorn Grove Primary School Woodstock Avenue Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7LD
Received 27 Aug 202624 Lower Hillgate Stockport SK1 1JE
Received 28 Aug 20269 Cedar Road Marple Stockport SK6 7QP
Received 28 Aug 2026Land To The Rear Of 28 Brinnington Road Portwood Stockport SK1 2EX
Received 17 Aug 202652 Lime Grove Cheadle Stockport SK8 1PF
Received 25 Aug 2026126 Northcliffe Road Offerton Stockport SK2 5AN
Received 28 Aug 2026All Flats Marsland House 15 High Street Stockport SK1 1EG
Received 26 Aug 20265 Darwin Grove Bramhall Stockport SK7 2DS
Received 28 Aug 202640 Hall Moss Lane Woodford Stockport SK7 1RD
Received 31 Aug 202695 The Crescent Davenport Stockport SK3 8SL
Received 1 Sept 2026185 Grove Lane Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Stockport SK8 7NG
Received 31 Aug 20263 Heath Crescent Cale Green Stockport SK2 6JN
Received 31 Aug 20261 Hill Top Avenue Cheadle Hulme SK8 7HN
Received 1 Sept 202689A High Street Cheadle Stockport SK8 1AA
Received 31 Aug 2026Ashton Road Castle Hill Bredbury Stockport SK6 2RY
Received 25 Aug 2026Cromwell Road Castle Hill Brinnington Stockport SK6 2RF
Received 25 Aug 202619 Broadway Bramhall Stockport SK7 3BT
Received 1 Sept 2026Cromwell Road Castle Hill Brinnington Stockport SK6 2RF
Received 25 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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