1B Elms Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4RH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/099491 - Works To Trees Covered By A TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 Silver Birch. Reduce crown by 2.5 metres plus crown lift by 5 metres in order to gain more light. HAR/CA15, TPO 17N. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jul 2026
Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Last checked 29 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Heaton Moor 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
Heaton Moor Road. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Stockport built-up area; Tree preservation order 21 m away: TPO-17N.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Stockport
Application type
Works To Trees Covered By A TPO
Postcode
SK4 4RH
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Heatons North (Here)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nick BaileyTree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
268decided 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 29 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15046759
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