Warning that Stockport's historic landmarks are in danger due to new plans

Stockport council is planning to build a new 10-storey office building.

Stockport 's historic landmarks are in danger of being dwarfed by new offices in the town centre, Historic England has warned.

Some of the existing offices in the area have been occupied by firms such as Stagecoach and MusicMagpie. But Historic England had advised the council to limit new office buildings to three storeys due to the need to 'conserve the prominence and formal, public nature of the Town Hall.' Historic England added: 'Having buildings of six storeys facing directly onto Wellington Street will harm the significance of the town hall by impacting its setting and blocking key views of it when looking towards and from the conservation area and from the War Memorial Art Gallery.

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