Stockport Planning Consultants

We love helping clients win planning permission in Stockport.

Stockport has a diverse urban-rural character, shaped by its geography, historical development, and Green Belt designation (approximately 47% of Stockport is within the Green Belt). Stockport combines dense urban areas like Stockport Town Centre, Edgeley, and Heaton Norris with suburban neighbourhoods such as Cheadle, Bramhall, and Heaton Moor, and more rural settlements including Marple, High Lane, and Mellor.

We help secure planning permission on sites throughout Stockport be it within Conservation Areas, the Green Belt or town centre sites.

  • Flat conversions and change-of-use schemes in the town centre

  • Intensification and infill plots in suburban areas

  • Green Belt and Conservation Area planning proposals

  • Brownfield site redevelopment

  • Section 106 negotiations and affordable housing thresholds

  • Lawful Development Certificates

Services We Offer

A successful Planning Application needs more than plans and forms; it needs a good working relationship with the Local Planning Authority and an experienced consultant. These information packages give Stockport LPA the confidence that your scheme has been carefully considered and deserves approval. We undertake the following work:

Planning Statements

  • Clear, policy-compliant reasoning that demonstrates how your proposal complies with the NPPF, Stockport’s Core Strategy, and site context.

Design & Access Statements

  • Justification of layout, appearance, access, and context — essential for proposals in Conservation Areas like Heaton Moor, Marple, and the Town Centre Heritage Action Zone.

Architectural Drawings

  • We have over 25 years experience in producing comprehensive drawing packages that help win Planning Permission for our clients.

Compiling Consultant Validation Reports

  • Most planning applications require a number of reports to serve as supporting documentation. We obtain quotes from our list of consultants, present these to the client with our recommendations, and coordinate the necessary work with the aforementioned consultants.

Lawful Development Certificates (LDCs)

  • Permitted Development extensions and alterations

  • Long-established changes of use or structures

  • Confirmation land and site use before selling or re-financing

  • We gather the evidence and present a clear case to Stockport Council; helping you avoid enforcement issues down the line.

Need Planning Permission in Stockport? Let’s talk.

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