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PUBLIC NOTICE
STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED) ARTICLE 4(1) DIRECTION WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 12 November 2026 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council), being the local planning authority within the meaning of article 4(5) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (the Order), made a Direction under article 4(1) of the Order with immediate effect.
The Direction withdraws the permitted development right for a change of use from Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation), being development comprised within Class L of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Order, across the whole administrative area of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council as shown edged black on the plan attached to the Direction. Planning permission must therefore be obtained before that development is carried out.
The Direction comes into force on 12 November 2026, being the date on which notice of the Direction is first published or displayed in accordance with Schedule 3 to the Order.
A copy of the Direction and the plan defining the affected area may be inspected at all reasonable hours at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Reception, Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3XE, and online at https://www.stockport.gov.uk/topic/planning.
Representations concerning the Direction may be made during the period beginning on 12 November 2026 and ending on 4 December 2026. Representations should be sent by email to planning.dc@stockport.gov.uk or by post to Planning Policy, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3XE.
The Council will take into account all representations received during that period when deciding whether to confirm the Direction. Unless confirmed by the Council within six months of the date on which it comes into force, the Direction will expire.
Dated: 12 November 2026
Signed: For and on behalf of Victoria Alice Bates Chief Governance Officer and Monitoring Officer Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Stockport, SK1 3XE
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