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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Stockport

Planning outcomes in Stockport are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 19.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

455 real decisions·20 wards·Updated August 2026
100.0%
Highest: Cheadle Hulme South
80.6%
Lowest: Bramhall North (Bram
19.4%
Gap
20
Wards
92.5% approved overall. But 34 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Stockport shifts your odds by up to 19.4%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 20 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Cheadle Hulme South (Bram)32320
100.0%
2Offerton (Step)14140
100.0%
3Hazel Grove (Step)16160
100.0%
4Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck)21210
100.0%
5Heatons South (Here)20200
100.0%
6Reddish South (Here)15150
100.0%
7Brmhll Sth And Woodford (Bram)37361
97.3%
8Heald Green (Chea)30291
96.7%
9Chdle East & Chdle Hulme North (Chea)22211
95.5%
10Davenport & Cale Green (Stck)20191
95.0%
11Bredbury & Woodley (Wern)15141
93.3%
12Marple North (Marp)27252
92.6%
13Bredbury Green & Romiley (Wern)19172
89.5%
14Marple South & High Lane(Marp)18162
88.9%
15Manor (Stck)15132
86.7%
16Cheadle West & Gatley (Chea)29254
86.2%
17Edgeley (Stck)12102
83.3%
18Heatons North (Here)28235
82.1%
19Norbury And Woodsmoor (Step)16133
81.2%
20Bramhall North (Bram)31256
80.6%
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What the data tells us

1
A 19.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. Cheadle Hulme South (Bram) approves 100.0% of applications while Bramhall North (Bram) approves just 80.6%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 455 planning decisions in Stockport, January 2020 to July 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Stockport Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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