6 Scheduled Monuments designated under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979; and
2 Registered Parks and Gardens designated under the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953.
Details of individual heritage assets in Stockport are available through the Stockport Historic Environment Database63. This policy also applies to the reuse and retention of mills and associated buildings.
Where relevant applicants will be required to submit relevant details to inform the council's decision-making assessment and this can include Heritage Statements and/or Heritage Impact Assessments. Guidance from Historic England is relevant, including ‘Statements of Heritage Significance: Analysing Significance in Heritage Assets’. The level of detail provided should be proportionate to the asset's importance having particular regard to NPPF (2025) Policies HE5, and the following considerations:
how it has taken into account relevant information available on the council's website and the Greater Manchester Historic Environment Record (HER)64;
the significance of any impacted heritage assets including, where relevant, their special architectural and historic interest;
the impact of the proposal (individually and cumulatively) on the significance of any impacted heritage assets and their setting(s);
how the significance and/or setting of a heritage asset can be enhanced or better revealed;
opportunities to avoid, minimise or mitigate any adverse impact and minimise conflict between the asset's conservation and any aspects of a development;
opportunities to mitigate or adapt to the impacts of climate change (and how such measures have been tailored to take account of the significance of the heritage asset); and
the public benefits that might arise from the proposal.
Wherever proposed development will impact upon a heritage asset, planning applications should clearly illustrate how they have had regard to:
layout, scale, form, materials and architectural features and detailing;
layout, scale, form, materials and architectural features and detailing;
the immediate context in terms of its character and appearance,
the wider setting including views and vistas both from and of the asset.
including – but not limited to – the established urban grain, the scale
and form of buildings and their relationships to streets and spaces
including their grouping, plot boundaries and frontage widths, building
typologies, the materials and detailing of both buildings and (public and
private) spaces including greening such as trees; and