Stockport Design Code

The Stockport Design Code

We're producing a design code that is specific to the issues we have in Stockport. It will take forward the design principles and priorities set out in our existing Stockport Town Centre Residential Design Guide. It will also use the Character and Urban Density Study as a key piece of evidence to support the production of the code.

The focus of our design code is to empower local communities to set standards that they expect all new development to meet. This consultation is the first stage in meeting that aim.

Another key aim of the code is to support our strategic approach to development. In Stockport, the Green Belt covers just under half of the total land area, making development opportunities outside of this area relatively constrained. Given this, increasing the average density of new developments in the most accessible, urban locations is an important part of the overall strategy for Stockport. This strategy will reduce the amount of land that needs to be used for developments and thereby reduce the amount of green space required.