DISLEY PARISH COUNCIL STATEMENT
Stockport Local Plan’s – High Lane development proposal for 1,000 houses.

Disley Parish Council (DPC) would like to express its major concerns regarding proposals for 2 developments in High Lane as a part of the Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council’s (SMBC) Local Plan.

1,000 new houses will be built adjacent to A6 on fields recently redesignated from Green Belt to Grey Belt land in High Lane.

DPC believes the proposed developments will have a significant impact on the villages along the length of the A6, particularly Newtown, Disley and High Lane during the development period, upon completion and thereafter.

A count of traffic in High Lane, carried out by the Department of Transport, evidenced a 32% increase in vehicular movements between 2019 and 2023 following the opening of the A555. This increase has resulted in the severe congestion between Disley and High Lane village regularly experienced by A6 road users, with traffic often at a standstill at peak times and the increased use of rat runs through surrounding residential areas. Also noted is the large increase of HGVs now using this route, which in turn exacerbates the environmental concerns already expressed over many years, including poor air quality and the damage to and deterioration of our road surfaces.

SMBC Local Plan also proposes additional developments in Hazel Grove and along Torkington Road/Offerton Road which will give a total of more than 2,200 new properties.

DPC is particularly concerned to learn that there are currently no plans for any highways, utilities, public transport or other infrastructure improvements in an attempt to mitigate the impact these developments will have.

DPC is of the opinion that a collateral effect of the housing developments proposed along the A6 corridor will be a further increase in traffic on the A6, on adjacent roads and at accesses to the A555.

Please express your own concerns and provide feedback to Stockport MBC by responding in one of the following ways:
• Via the portal created by SMBC at https://localplan.stockport.gov.uk or
• By email to: local.plan@stockport.gov.uk

• By post to: The Planning Policy Team, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, 4th Floor Stopford House, Stockport, SK1 3XE
Please note: All responses need to reach the Stockport MBC by midnight on 21st December, 2025.

Disley Parish Council