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DC/098978 - Full Application Approved
ShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Validated
22 May 2026
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Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE - GRANT FUL Decision Notice · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT (UPDATED) Report · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF LOCATION PLAN 1250 Plan · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Plan · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Plan · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Plan · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HIGHWAY CONSULTATION RESPONSE Consultee Comment Highways · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED ApplicationNoPersonalData · 1 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
26 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The White Lion Hotel, Grade II, 41 m away · 1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 36 m away: Market and Underbanks; Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Stockport built-up area; Air quality management area 71 m away: Stockport AQMA.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area200 m² (2,153 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 110)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Stockport
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SK1 1PN
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck)
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Williams Gallagher

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 16 days faster than Stockport's median of 55 for commercial premises. Approved, as 83% of commercial premises here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
121decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Stockport in the last twelve months, from validation. Stockport decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14898355
Planning Portal ref
PP-14898355
Comments by
25 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Stockport
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#27 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stockport is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #46 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Stockport decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #29 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #61 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #46 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #70 of 296
91%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
49 decided
1,318
Total decisions
64 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.