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Updated 19th August 2025
CO-OP DELIGHTED TO SEE PLANNING APPLICATION SECURED
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The Supporters Co-operative welcome the decision by the Planning and Highways Committee on 14th August to approve the planning application to expand the capacity of Edgeley Park.
We would also like to congratulate the Football Club, in particular the Non-Executive Chairman, Ken Knott and Alice Routledge from Asteer Planning who have led this project.
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Ambitious staged plans from the Club will see 7,405 additional seats for Edgeley Park, alongside the provision of additional food and beverage facilities, ancillary offices, community meeting space, car and coach parking and ancillary floodlighting.
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The Co-op have worked on behalf of supporters and the Club, to help support the planning application and provide a constructive, positive counterbalance to the democratic objections provided by the Edgeley Wildlife Reserve Group.
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This has included writing an open letter and lobbying the Councillors on the Central Stockport Area Committee, securing interviews with BBC News and the Manchester Evening News and speaking in favour of the planning application at the Town Hall on 31st July, alongside the Club’s planning consultants, Asteer Planning.
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We are delighted that the planning application has been approved, as an increased capacity will enable the Supporters' Co-operative to continue our work to invite junior football clubs to Edgeley Park and the Community Trust to welcome schools and participants in their various community programmes. An increased capacity will enable the Club to be more competitive on the field, particularly if the Club win promotion to the Championship, which has average attendances over 22,000.
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A formal Decision Notice confirming the approval given by the Planning and Highways Committee will be issued once the Club and the Council have discussed and agreed the Planning Conditions that will be attached to the planning approval and concluded a Section 106 Agreement to govern how the financial contributions to local infrastructure will be made. It is hoped that both of these matters will be concluded by end Sept/mid-October
These are some of the examples of the work the Co-op has been undertaking:
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https://www.countysupporterscoop.co.uk/stockportcouncilplanningletter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqnl3597z4o
https://stockport.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1001987
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The Co-op works hard to represent Stockport County supporters and the Football Club. It is especially important to grow our membership, as that provides our board with a stronger voice when talking to key stakeholders, such as Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Increased membership also helps fund our initiatives to develop County's fan base.
This includes the purchase of 4 x season tickets to help County fans struggling financially, the sponsorship of the Community Trust's flag bearer scheme - which enables 400 players from junior football clubs to welcome County on to the pitch and our new ticket initiative to purchase Cup tickets for participants in Community Trust programmes.
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To join the Co-op, please visit: https://www.countysupporterscoop.co.uk/join-today