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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Padel Club 15 Trafford Way Trafford Park Altrincham M41 7JA
Received 4 Dec 202512 Beeston Road Sale M33 5AG
Received 5 Dec 2025Butts Clough Farm 36 Carrwood Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0EW
Received 5 Dec 2025Land Off Bold Street Old Trafford
Received 5 Dec 2025181 Ashley Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9SD
Received 5 Dec 202569 Chestnut Drive Sale M33 4HN
Received 5 Dec 2025129 Glebelands Road Sale M33 6LP
Received 5 Dec 20259 Prestbury Avenue Altrincham WA15 8HY
Received 8 Dec 20255 Wadham Way Hale Altrincham WA15 9LJ
Received 8 Dec 20253 Wychwood Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3DP
Received 8 Dec 20257 Lindop Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9DZ
Received 8 Dec 20257 Moorwood Drive Sale M33 4QB
Received 8 Dec 2025Hope Cottage 117 Woodhouse Lane Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 4SB
Received 8 Dec 2025277 Derbyshire Lane West Stretford Manchester M32 9LW
Received 8 Dec 20252 Gibsmere Close Timperley Altrincham WA15 7LL
Received 8 Dec 2025Oak Trees Hawley Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0DR
Received 8 Dec 20251 Orchard Avenue Partington Manchester M31 4DL
Received 8 Dec 202528 Longford Avenue Stretford Manchester M32 8QB
Received 8 Dec 2025Robin Hood Hotel 125 Barton Road Stretford Manchester M32 9AF
Received 8 Dec 2025Unit B Pisces Mosley Road Trafford Park Manchester M17 1PF
Received 8 Dec 202532 Oldfield Road Sale M33 2AQ
Received 9 Dec 20251 Holly Grange Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2HU
Received 9 Dec 202572 Brook Lane Timperley Altrincham WA15 6RS
Received 9 Dec 202511 Wood Lane Timperley Altrincham WA15 7QG
Received 9 Dec 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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