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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided118213/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116817/FUL/25. Condition number: 2 (Materials of Boundary Treatment and Access Ramp), 6 (Cycle Store Details), 8 (Landscaping).
12A Old Heyes Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 6EW
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided118215/HHA/26
Erection of single storey rear extension
35 Bankhall Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0LE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided118216/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 117523/HHA/25. Condition number: 6 (Construction Management Plan).
8 Aysgarth Close Sale M33 5ZA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided118217/NMA/26
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 109631/RES/22 to amend Condition 1 (List of Plans) to allow for minor design changes including the removal of duplex entrance canopies, revision to external door colour specification, refinement of door and window detailing to A3 duplex units, amendments to brickwork detailing on Block A1 and A3 facades, modification to Block A3 entrance design, updates to podium landscaping layout and detailing, adjustment to access arrangements for Block A4, and revised cycle parking provision and layout.
The Kellogg Building Talbot Road Stretford Manchester M16 0PU
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided118218/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 109631/RES/22. Condition number: 9 (Bin Stores - Phase B only).
The Kellogg Building Talbot Road Stretford Manchester M16 0PU
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Unknown118219/S211/26
Work to tree within the South Hale Conservation Area, specifically the felling of 1no Eucalyptus (T1).
15 Hill Top Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0NN
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided118220/HHA/26
Erection of a rear conservatory (retrospective)
1 Noor Gardens Blackburn Street Old Trafford Manchester M16 9GH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided118221/PMA/26
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 34 no. residential units (Use Class C3) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.
Lookers House 3 Etchells Road Altrincham WA14 5PQ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided118222/HHA/26
Part conversion of garage and erection of single storey side/rear extension.
18 Waveney Drive Altrincham WA14 4UQ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided118223/HHA/26
Erection of shed and paving in rear garden (retrospective)
1 Noor Gardens Blackburn Street Old Trafford Manchester M16 9GH
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided118224/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side and rear extension, new lightwell to rear and associated external alterations
18 Lisson Grove Hale Altrincham WA15 9AE
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided118226/TPO/26
Works to trees within TPO 203 specifically the crown reduction of 1no. Copper Beech
1 Longford Lodge Groby Road Altrincham WA14 2BJ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Unknown118227/S211/26
Works to trees within The Downs Conservation Area, specifically the felling of 3 no. Holly and the general maintenance of a number of trees
Rosedene Cavendish Road Altrincham WA14 2NU
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Unknown118228/S211/26
Works to trees in Bowdon conservation area specifically the crown reduction of 1 no. silver birch, 4no hollies and 3no cherry trees up to 3m and general maintenance to a no. of trees.
Neston Delamer Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2NT
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Unknown118229/S211/26
Work to trees within Ashley Heath Conservation Area. Specifically, the felling of 1no. Pine (T24 on plan)
Elmhurst 24 South Downs Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3HW
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided118230/FUL/26
Application for elevational improvements including the replacement and insertion of new windows / spandrels and the partial removal of the external stairs.
Lookers House 3 Etchells Road Altrincham WA14 5PQ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided118231/HHA/26
Proposed front external bridging step lift and associated building works
24 Wilson Street Stretford Manchester M32 0PQ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided118232/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 111563/FUL/23. Condition number: 18 (Bats).
Bridge Works 2 Bridgewater Embankment Altrincham WA14 4RL
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided118233/HHA/26
Demolition of existing garage, conservatory and front porch, erection of single storey side and rear extension, and associated external alterations
12 Sandiway Place Altrincham WA14 1HT
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided118234/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for conversion of existing garage to living space including replacement of up and over garage doors with masonry and UPVC double glazed units to match existing and erection of single storey rear extension
3 Churchfields Sale M33 5NS
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided118235/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 115452/HHA/25. Condition number: 3 (materials)
10 Blenheim Close Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2RX
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided118236/HHA/26
Erection of part single/part two storey rear extension and external alterations including new windows to side elevations.
5 Lowther Avenue Timperley Altrincham WA15 6ND
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided118237/HHA/26
Conversion of garage and erection of single storey front and single storey rear extensions.
135 Chapel Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0SW
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided118238/FUL/26
Erection of proposed external fire escape and creation of new first floor external door opening.
17 The Downs Altrincham WA14 2QD
Received 23 Jan 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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