Planning application
Vale Cottage Mill Brow Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5LW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Vale Cottage is labelled on the attached sketch. The sycamore trees are labelled S1 and S2 which would be felled A much smaller hawthorn tree is labelled H. There is no other property or neighbours land affected by this works. The nearest private road is 100m away. HAR/CA23.
As published by the council, reference DC/099659
Application record
- Reference
- DC/099659
- Type
- Tree Works In A Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Marple North (Marp)
- Postcode
- SK6 5LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Stockport
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 20260716_123904
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Stockport granted permission on 26 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Greenhill Farm Hollyvale Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5AS
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Mill Brow Farm Mill Brow Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5LL
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Pear Tree Farm 15 Mill Brow Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5LL
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