6-8 Flat Above Shaw Road Heaton Moor Stockport SK4 4AE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/096085 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use of part of existing car park to outdoor seating/smoking (shisha) area with lightweight aluminium and glass structure, retractable roof, accessible ramp and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
10 Jun 2025
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 2 Sept 2026; it is now day 168. The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Stockport built-up area; Air quality management area 94 m away: Stockport AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Full Application
Postcode
SK4 4AG
Received
10 Jun 2025
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Heatons North (Here)
Target decision
25 May 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 168, past the statutory target. 93% of commercial premises 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 7 Sept 2026.

Day 168112 days past the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
44decided 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

2comments received
2 objecting

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14083871
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
25 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stockport
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#27 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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