Stockport planning news
Stockport planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Vitality House Stockport: Plan to Demolish It for 277 Flats
The 10-storey former Vitality office on the A6 would come down for 277 rented flats, with no affordable homes and 41 parking spaces. Comments close 16 November.
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Compstall Mills: 141 Homes Plan Would Demolish Albert Mill
Plans for up to 141 homes at Compstall Mills keep two buildings and replace Albert Mill, which the draft Local Plan says should stay. Comments close 9 November.
Planning
Jacksons Lane 160 Homes Approved on Hazel Grove Green Belt
Councillors voted 9 in favour of 160 Green Belt homes at Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, weeks after the area committee said refuse. What happens next.
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.
Planning
Stockport Local Plan: 24,253 Homes, Comments From 23 Sept
Stockport's final Local Plan goes to Cabinet on 15 September: 24,253 homes to 2042, 8,689 of them on Green Belt land. Comments run 23 September to 8 November.
Planning
266 Homes for Hazel Grove and Offerton: Committee Tuesday
Taylor Wimpey wants 160 homes on Green Belt at Jacksons Lane, Story Homes and Stockport Grammar 106 on old playing fields. Officers back both, 8 Sept.
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Stockport Council Seeks CPO Over Daw Bank Bus Depot
Cabinet is asked on 15 September to start compulsory purchase of the Stagecoach depot at Daw Bank, after a payment row stalled plans for 1,328 homes.
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
Bredbury 134 Affordable Homes: Comments Close 28 August
All 134 homes proposed off Shakespeare Road would be social rent or shared ownership, on green belt. Comments close Friday 28 August, 47 objections in so far.
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.
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.