Stockport Interchange Chestergate Stockport SK1 1NP

DC/069834Screening OpinionPermitted

Outline / PiP

Proposal

Screening Opinion for the following development:- 1) A new covered bus interchange to include a northern and southern concourse building and operator accommodation 2) A multi storey residential block of approximately 196 residential units 3) External green areas and a hard landscaped public park 4) Commercial units and offices on Exchange Street comprising three office blocks 5) Construction of a pedestrian link bridge from the Interchange to the rail station 6) Consolidated corridor arrangement along Swaine Street 7) The external area of Heaton Lane car park is proposed to be used as a temporary bus station while the existing bus station is cleared and constructed 8) Pedestrian and cycle routes via the proposed primary and secondary roads which will connect with the wider network.

Received: 1 June 2018
Decided: 22 June 2018 · EIA Not Required
Council: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted1 Jun
ValidatedValidated1 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date22 Jun
DecidedDecided22 Jun

Decided in 21 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Stockport85% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at Stockport Interchange Chestergate Stockport SK1 1NP. Stockport has handled 346 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 39 days. This one was decided in 21 days, 3 weeks quicker than Stockport's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 44 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck). We hold 488 applications in total for the SK1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

DC/069834

Address

Stockport Interchange Chestergate Stockport SK1 1NP

Postcode

SK1 1NP

Local Authority

Stockport

Application Type

Screening Opinion

Scale / Size

Large

Number of Dwellings

196

Decision Status

Permitted

Ward

Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck)

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address

The Victoria 150-182 The Quays Salford, Manchester M50 3SP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

1 June 2018

Target Decision Date

22 June 2018

Date Decided

22 June 2018

Date Validated

1 June 2018

Date Submitted

1 June 2018

Permission Expires

22 June 2023

Planning Decision

Decision

EIA Not Required

Statutory Period

21 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments

Documents

Constraints

180

Coordinates

53.408478, -2.163054

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Stockport

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: St Peter'sPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Wellington BridgeOn or next to this site
Brownfield land register: Stockport Interchange, Chestergate, Stockport, SK1 1NPRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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