Verge Front 26 Kendal Drive Gatley Cheadle SK8 4QL Data via plota.co.uk

Pending DC/100514
Date received
22 Oct 2026
Date validated
26 Oct 2026
Postcode
SK8 4QL

Description

Openreach intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus for provision of fibre broadband: x 1 telegraph wooden pole Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Stockport's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Stockport usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 15.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
153decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Gatley built-up area; Air quality management area about 62 m away: Stockport AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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 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
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