As you may know, Stockport Council is working on a development for the Bridgefield site (the area between Prince’s Street and the motorway in the town centre) centred around a new multiplex cinema. This gives an idea as to what it’s going to look like (click on a picture for a closer look).  

We’ve been told that the planning application to expand the Cheadle Mosque in Heald Green has been withdrawn by the applicants. A new application can always been submitted at a future date but this one is no more. Concerns had been raised by residents about the impact on parking and development in the greenbelt. The […]

The planning application for the Islamic teaching and cultural centre at 40 Foxland Road, Gatley to be able to open 24 hours a day has been withdrawn by the applicants. This means the application is no longer live and will not be coming forward for a decision by either officers or councillors. As local councillors, […]

Back on 3rd June we let you know that the Council’s received a planning application from the Islamic Centre on Foxland Road, Gatley. There’s been quite a bit of comment and concern following that so we wanted to bring you up to date with the latest information we have. The application, which you can see […]

Report back from this week’s Cheadle Area Committee, covering the three wards of Cheadle & Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North and Heald Green. The Area Committee meets monthly at the Ladybridge Park Residents Club, Edenbridge Road, Cheadle Hulme. Meetings are always on Tuesdays and always start at 6pm. Development application for a new building with three […]

Back in April we reported that there was finally hope that the George and Dragon could be coming back into productive use in Cheadle. Two planning applications were submitted by new owners Amber Taverns to fully refurbish it and keep it as a pub. This week the planning applications have been granted by Stockport Council. […]

The Council has received a planning application for the Islamic Centre at 40 Foxland Road, Gatley to extend the opening hours for prayer to 24 hours a day, this being for a one year temporary period. A number of local residents have expressed concern about the potential for noise, traffic and parking issues overnight if […]

Work has started on building a new house on land at the end of Brentwood Drive, Gatley (on the South Park Road estate) and near to Gatley Station. We’re glad to see the work progessing – the site has long been a problem for fly-tipping and vandalism so this should it brought into productive use. […]

Cheshire East are currently consulting on their local plan. In Stockport we have some concerns and there are a number of issues we feel will need to be addressed, not least around greenbelt release and the pressure on the A34 if they go ahead with the proposal to build 1800+ new houses at Handforth East.

The future of Cheadle’s George and Dragon is still uncertain, but there’s room for a good deal more optimism than we’ve had recently with the submission of two planning applications by Amber Taverns Ltd. The plans for the George and Dragon look to keep it as a pub with a full internal refurbishment, new beer […]