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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Mar 2024 to 21 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
1 Victoria Road Urmston Manchester M41 5BZ
Received 18 Nov 20251 South Croston Street Old Trafford Manchester M16 7WP
Received 18 Nov 2025Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6 & 7, 9, 10 & 11, 14, 1 & 2 (rear) And 4 (rear) Harp Trading Estate Rear Harp Road Trafford Park Manchester M17 1SR
Received 18 Nov 2025Stables The Hollies Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4BD
Received 19 Nov 202554 Derbyshire Road Sale M33 3EE
Received 19 Nov 20251 Garden Avenue Stretford Manchester M32 0DB
Received 19 Nov 2025The Poolhouse 2D Rappax Road Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0NR
Received 19 Nov 2025Cinderland Crossing Cottage Black Moss Road Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 5RF
Received 20 Nov 2025Flat 13 Parklands Charlton Drive Sale M33 2BJ
Received 20 Nov 202518 Priory Street Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3BQ
Received 19 Nov 2025Stamford Park Infant School Cedar Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9JB
Received 20 Nov 20253 & 4 Barrington Close Altrincham WA14 1JA
Received 21 Nov 2025Two Gates Oldfield Road Altrincham WA14 4HX
Received 21 Nov 2025Two Gates Oldfield Road Altrincham WA14 4HX
Received 21 Nov 2025Longford Park Stretford
Received 24 Nov 202558 - 60 Seymour Grove Old Trafford Manchester M16 0LN
Received 24 Nov 20251 Abbey Close Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3NA
Received 24 Nov 202590 Davyhulme Road East Stretford Manchester M32 0DJ
Received 24 Nov 2025Cedar Lodge 105 Park Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9JU
Received 24 Nov 202555 Carlton Road Hale Altrincham WA15 8RN
Received 24 Nov 2025White Oaks Bollinway Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0NZ
Received 24 Nov 2025Unit C7 Barton Square Phoenix Way Trafford Park Manchester M17 8AS
Received 24 Nov 2025111 Arnesby Avenue Sale M33 2WH
Received 25 Nov 202517 Alder Grove Stretford Manchester M32 8PG
Received 25 Nov 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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