4 Orford Close High Lane Stockport SK6 8DS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/100048 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Pending

Proposal

The installation of 14 roof mounted solar photovoltaic panels to be placed on top of the flat roof dormer extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Sept 2026 and 2 Oct 2026, from Stockport's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the High Lane built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · 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
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
SK6 8DS
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Marple South & High Lane(Marp)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Stockport usually decides lawful development certificates by day 22.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
96decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Stockport in the last twelve months, from validation. Stockport decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15187381
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