Ground Floor Graylaw House Chestergate Stockport SK1 1LZ
Refused on 26 September 2018
Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Notification for prior approval for a change of use from shops (class A1) and financial and professional services (Class A 2), betting offices, pay day loans shops (sui generis uses) to assembly and leisure uses (Class D2).
- Received
- 1 August 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck)
- ReceivedReceived1 Aug
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation14 Sep
- TargetTarget Date15 Oct
- DecidedDecided26 Sep
Decided in 37 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Ground Floor Graylaw House Chestergate Stockport SK1 1LZ. Stockport has handled 6,717 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Stockport's typical decision time. The site is in the St Peter's conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck). We hold 496 applications in total for the SK1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SK1 1LZ
- Application type
- A1, A2, Betiing Office, Payday Ln to D2
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 August 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 24 September 2018
- Consultation end
- 14 September 2018
- Target decision date
- 15 October 2018
- Decision issued
- 5 October 2018
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 3 September 2018
- Site notice end
- 24 September 2018
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: St Peter's
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202618 Feb
Proposed conversion second and third floors of Graylaw House from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and…
ApprovedCmrcial, Busnss and Servce to DwllinghseDC/098352 - 202229 Sep
Creation of additional floor on top of existing roof to create 7no apartments, along with small enclosure…
WithdrawnNew Dwell On Detach Bldng - Comm Or MxdDC/086710 - 202221 Jun
Change of use of part of first floor from Commercial, Business and Services (Class E) to Dwellinghouse (Class…
ApprovedCmrcial, Busnss and Servce to DwllinghseDC/085709 - 20224 Feb
Conversion of Second Floor to 5no 1bed apartments and 1no Bin Store. 2nd floor has been empty for 3+months…
ApprovedCmrcial, Busnss and Servce to DwllinghseDC/084182 - 20215 Oct
Amendment to window openings to rear elevation, including changing of existing windows to incorporate larger…
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/082955 - 202128 Jul
Conversion of part of first, second and third floors of Graylaw House, currently used as office space, to…
RefusedB1(a) to C3DC/082122 - 20184 Oct
Change of Use from A2 (Financial and Professional Services) to D2 (Assembly and Leisure) - Yoga studio
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/071178 - 201822 Jan
Subdivision of existing retail unit to form two separate premises including installation of 2no. new shop…
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/068412 - 201519 Nov
Display of a non illuminated banner advertisement for a temporary period of two months.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentDC/060331
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