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Shire Cottage Benches Lane Marple Bridge Stockport SK6 5RY

Awaiting decision Stockport DC/099851 Lawful Development Certificate Existing

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate application to confirm the lawful use of the property as a single residential dwellinghouse (Use Class : C3) without agricultural occupancy restriction.

As published by the council, reference DC/099851

Application record

Reference
DC/099851
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Registered
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
23 Aug 2026
Ward
Marple North (Marp)
Postcode
SK6 5RY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2026

    Received by Stockport

  2. 23 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Stockport took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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OS Rural Planning and Development Agent, a planning consultancy

12 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Stockport for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stockport decided lawful development applications in a median of 29 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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