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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,980Searchable applications
370Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 1,163 approved or refused records
198Refused applications
965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlLocal plan Planning policy and strategyPre-application advice Advice before submitting a planning applicationConservation areas Pre-application advice for heritage sitesArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas22 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decided118105/TPO/26
Works to trees within TPO 125, specifically the crown reduction and thin of upto 3m to a number of Oak trees.
Churchills View Dunham Woods 4C Charcoal Road Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 4RU
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided118106/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for alterations to roof shape including hip to gable.
49 Acacia Avenue Hale Altrincham WA15 8QY
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided118107/HHA/26
Erection of two storey side and single storey side and rear extensions.
231 Kings Road Stretford Manchester M16 0JQ
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided118108/DEM/26
Demolition of a single storey brick structure previously used as toilet facilities. (Consultation under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) (England) Order 2015.)
International Timber Trafford Wharf Road Trafford Park Manchester M17 1DJ
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided118109/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 117795/DEM/25. Condition number: 2 (Pre-demolition metrolink method statement).
International Timber Trafford Wharf Road Trafford Park Manchester M17 1DJ
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided118110/FUL/26
Change of use from single dwelling (C3) to 3-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4) with the erection of a single storey rear extension and associated external alterations.
15 Buxton Road Stretford Manchester M32 9GD
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided118111/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
29 Ashlands Sale M33 5PB
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Unknown118112/TEL/26
Installation of 1No. 15m high 'Phase 8x' monopole, 6No. antennas, 2No. 0.3m dishes, 1No. GPS Node and 4No. ground-based equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto. (Notification for prior approval under Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015).
Pavement Adjacent To Tesco Express Manor Avenue Sale M33 4XA
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided118113/HHA/26
Erection of first floor rear extension with external alterations including Juliette balcony.
19 Trevor Road Flixton Manchester M41 5GT
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Unknown118114/S211/26
Works to trees within The Devisdale conservation area, specifically the crown reduction of 1no. Acacia and 1no. Beech.
The Carriages Altrincham WA14 4AF
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided118115/HHA/26
Erection of part single/part two storey side extension
4 Park Close Timperley Altrincham WA14 5AG
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided118116/HHA/26
Erection of part single/part two storey side and rear extension with external alterations including alterations to roof, bay windows to front and erection of detached garden room.
175 Derbyshire Lane Stretford Manchester M32 8DS
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118118/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a front porch and rear dormer.
157 Moorside Road Flixton Manchester M41 5SJ
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118119/VAR/26
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of condition 2 on planning permission 116436/FUL/25 (Change of use from beauty salon to 2 no. apartments, with alterations to front elevation and part single/part two storey rear extension and rear staircase.). To alter the approved plans and provide details requested in Conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Cycle store) and 5 (Bin Store).
188 Marsland Road Sale M33 3NE
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118120/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for extension to rear and side of dwelling. The two extensions are either side of an existing outrigger, therefore treated individually in respect of Permitted Development
83 Crofton Avenue Timperley Altrincham WA15 6BZ
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118121/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 111563/FUL/23. Condition numbers: 17 (CEMP), 21 (Updated walkover badger survey), 22 (invasive species) and 23 (RAMMS).
Bridge Works 2 Bridgewater Embankment Altrincham WA14 4RL
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118122/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for an air source heat pump
10 Conway Road Sale M33 2TB
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118123/HHA/26
Erection of single storey rear/side extension.
12 Hope Road Sale M33 3AB
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118124/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 113434/VAR/24 to change the wording of condition 28.
World Of Pets Thorley Lane Timperley Altrincham WA15 7PJ
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118126/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 114336/HHA/24. Condition number: 3 (Materials).
102 Park Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9JT
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided118128/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 115680/LBC/25. Condition number: 3 (materials); Condition number: 4 (method statement)
Gardeners Cottage Woodhouse Lane Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 4SH
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided118129/HHA/26
Erection of two storey side extensions and single storey rear extension, raising the ridge height by 500mm and formation of rear dormer.
126 Bloomsbury Lane Timperley Altrincham WA15 6NX
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided118130/HHA/26
Erection of single storey front, side and rear extension, and front boundary wall with metal railings and gate
21 Harewood Avenue Sale M33 5BX
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided118131/HHA/26
Erection of single storey front, first floor front and single storey rear extension, and associated external alterations
7 Dunchurch Road Sale M33 5ED
Received 9 Jan 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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