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Stockport council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Stockport Dog Fouling Fines: £100 Penalties Now in Force
Stockport's dog warden can fine again since 27 October: £100 for fouling, four dogs per walker, leads in five cemeteries, no dogs in 135 play areas.
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Education
Stockport SEND Plan Approved: £61m Deficit Grant Unlocked
Government approval of Stockport's SEND plan unlocks about £61.2m towards its £67.9m schools deficit. Only 18% of new EHC plans met the 20-week limit in 2025.
Council
Stockport Crematorium: New Cremators Firm Named in £14m Plan
Stockport Council has named the firm to install new cremators at Buxton Road, part of a £14m, four-phase refurbishment planned to keep funerals running.
Schools
Bramhall High School £46m Rebuild Starts in October
Willmott Dixon starts on site in October, the new building opens in August 2028 and the site is clear in 2029. The school is still £650,000 short for desks.
Planning
Stockport Local Plan Comments Open 23 September to 8 Nov
Cabinet approved the plan on 15 September. Comments run 23 September to 8 November, and only soundness and legal compliance count at this stage.
Planning
Stockport Planning: Councillors Lose Most Decisions 31 Oct
From 31 October, Stockport councillors lose the power to call in planning applications, and objections alone will no longer force a committee hearing.
Housing
Stockport Rehoused 30 Homeless Households Outside Borough
Thirty homeless Stockport households have been rehoused outside the borough, ten in Manchester. Cabinet is asked to make it permanent on 16 September.
Bins
Stockport Blue Bins Back to Fortnightly Before Christmas
Blue bins go back to fortnightly from four-weekly before Christmas. Councillors debate it on 1 September, and every printed calendar runs out next week.
Housing
Stockport HMOs: Vote to End Automatic Conversions
Licensed HMOs rose from 28 to 143 in eight years. Cabinet decides on 15 September whether to make landlords apply for planning permission borough-wide.
Planning
Stockport Built 43% of the Homes Government Required
Stockport delivered 1,457 of the 3,408 homes required over three years. That is 43%, the lowest in Greater Manchester, and it triggers the planning presumption.
Brinnington
Brinnington £20m Pride in Place: Grants Close 1 September
Brinnington has £20m over ten years, and the plan deciding how it is spent goes to government by 30 November. Grants close 1 September, survey 25 October.
Licensing
Gatley takeaway 2am licence: police object, decision 20 Aug
Freddys Chicken and Pizza on Church Road wants to serve until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. Greater Manchester Police, Environmental Health and a resident object. Councillors decide at 6pm on Thursday 20 August.
Transport
Stockport bus changes: 377 from 1 Sep, 192 night bus
TfGM has fixed the dates: the 378 and 379 change on 30 August, a new 377 serves Woodford from 1 September, and the 192 runs round the clock from 3 September.
Planning
Bramhall High and Moorfield rebuilds decided 13 August
Officers back both: Bramhall High demolished and rebuilt over 90 weeks, Moorfield Primary phased over three years. Committee decides at 6pm on 13 August.
Bins
Stockport Christmas Bin Collections: 2026 Dates Due Soon
Stockport's Christmas 2026 bin dates arrive with the new December calendar. Last year food bins skipped a week and some rounds moved to a Saturday.