Focus School 237 Didsbury Road Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 2AA

DC/085997Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 11 August 2023

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Residential development consisting of A) 10 semi-detached houses and B) 72 retirement apartments for independent living with ancillary support services and communal facilities together with associated landscaping, amenity space and car parking

Received: 15 July 2022
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 5
Council: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Heatons South (Here)
Agent: Mosaic Town Planning

ReceivedReceived15 Jul
ValidatedValidated26 Jul
Consult.Consultation5 Dec
TargetTarget Date25 Oct
DecidedDecided11 Aug

Decided in 381 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Focus School 237 Didsbury Road Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 2AA. Stockport has handled 2,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 392 days, 50 weeks longer than Stockport's typical decision time. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Heatons South (Here). We hold 1,696 applications in total for the SK4 postcode area.

94% of full applications at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SK4 2AA
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 July 2022
Consultation expiry: 5 December 2022
Consultation end: 5 December 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 20 August 2022
Target decision date: 25 October 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: Mosaic Town Planning
Agent address: Bloc 17 Marble Street Manchester M2 3AW UK

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 3 August 2022
Advertisement expiry: 24 August 2022
Site notice start: 4 August 2022
Site notice end: 25 August 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10194892
Documents: 51
Constraints: 40

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: TPO-365WPart of the site
Brownfield land register: 237 Didsbury Road, SK4 2AARegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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