Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 2,600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 46 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 October 2026 · Approved
St Anns Hospice 20 St Anns Road North Heald Green Cheadle Stockport SK8 3SZ · DC/098539
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6 October 2026 · Approved
Moorfield Primary School Lyndhurst Avenue Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 5HP · DC/098917
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28 August 2026 · Approved
Bramhall High School Seal Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 2JT · DC/098847
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13 August 2026 · Approved
Land Adjacent To 34 Millgate Stockport · DC/082116
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22 July 2026 · Approved
Land To The East Of Wilmslow Road Heald Green · DC/088902
Figures for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,600 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 46 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 86 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 25%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 34plan adopted 2011 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bramhall Park Conservation Area; • the effect of the proposed development on the significance of Ladybrook House as a non-designated heritage…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • Whether or not it has been demonstrated that the proposal would have an acceptable effect upon highway safety; •…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (“the Framework”) and any relevant development plan policies; • The effects of the proposed…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and. • The effect of the proposed development on nearby heritage assets, particularly the locally listed Mentor House.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on 1) the character and appearance of the area and 2) the living conditions of surrounding residents.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.