Mill Brow Farm Mill Brow Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5LL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/100100 - Works To Trees Covered By A TPO Registered

Proposal

T1 Ash, Front RHS of drive, ADB stage 2-3 fell to ground level. T2 Ash, RHS of drive, ADB stage 1-2 limb over telephone lines remove to prevent failure. T3 Ash, Behind garage on LHS towards house, ADB stage 2-3 fell to ground level. T4 Birch, LHS of house towards back garden entrance, disturbance in walls (Cracking) fell to ground level and replace. Customer has stated that they are willing to replace felled trees with new ones across there property for future generations with more deciduous species. HAR/CA23, TPO 81E. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Stockport's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 10

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Mill Brow conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Mill Brow. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Pear Tree Farmhouse, Grade II, 9 m away · 3 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Tree preservation order 12 m away: TPO-81E; Inside the Marple Bridge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 area219 m² (2,357 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2009, 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
Works To Trees Covered By A TPO
Postcode
SK6 5LL
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Marple North (Marp)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lake Side Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. Stockport usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 52.

Day 524 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
336decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Stockport in the last twelve months, from validation. Stockport decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15198945
Planning Portal ref
PP-15198945
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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.