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Second And Third Floor Graylaw House Chestergate Stockport SK1 1LZ

DC/098352Cmrcial, Busnss and Servce to DwllinghseApproved

Approved on 18 May 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Proposed conversion second and third floors of Graylaw House from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to provide 12 no. residential apartments plus provision of bin and cycle store.

Received
18 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck)
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Second And Third Floor Graylaw House Chestergate Stockport SK1 1LZ. Stockport has handled 6,717 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 7 weeks longer than Stockport's typical decision time. The site is in the St Peter's conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
Cmrcial, Busnss and Servce to Dwllinghse
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
12

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Consultation expiry
21 April 2026
Consultation end
15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 April 2026
Target decision date
18 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
31 March 2026
Site notice end
21 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14710476
Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
67

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    29 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
  2. 2022
    21 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
  3. 2022
    4 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
  4. 2021
    5 Oct

    Amendment to window openings to rear elevation, including changing of existing windows to incorporate larger…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/082955
  5. 2021
    28 Jul

    Conversion of part of first, second and third floors of Graylaw House, currently used as office space, to…

    RefusedB1(a) to C3DC/082122
  6. 2018
    4 Oct

    Change of Use from A2 (Financial and Professional Services) to D2 (Assembly and Leisure) - Yoga studio

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/071178

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