20-22 Stockport Road Romiley Stockport SK6 4BN Data via plota.co.uk

Pending DC/096576
Appeal
Dismissed · 2 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005301 ↗
Date received
31 Jul 2025
Date validated
31 Jul 2025
Postcode
SK6 4BN

Description

Conversion of and extension to existing ground floor vacant unit to form one larger convenience store with adjoining unit (Class E(A)). Single storey rear extension to provide storage area associated with convenience store. First floor rear extension to provide additional living space to existing residential flat. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 455.

Day 455, past the statutory target. 76% of full applications in Stockport are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 15 Oct 2026.

Day 455399 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
152decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 7

Church Lane, Romiley 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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Radon affected area, class 3; Local nature reserve about 425 m away: Chadkirk Country Estate; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Romiley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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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