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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision118294/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 110093/FUL/23. Condition numbers: 27 (landscape management scheme), 35 (water main) and 36 (drainage).
Longford Park Edge Lane Stretford M32 8PX
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided118295/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for erection of rear extension
Park End Charcoal Road Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 4SA
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118296/CPL/26
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for the erection of single storey side and rear extension.
13 Elmridge Drive Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0JE
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118297/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for formation of rear facing dormer.
15 Linden Avenue Sale M33 6RS
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118298/ADV/26
Advertisement consent sought for 1no externally illuminated fascia sign.
203A Ashley Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9SQ
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118299/HHA/26
Erection of first floor rear extension and associated external alterations.
6 Dunollie Road Sale M33 2PD
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118300/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (112534/VAR/23) to amend the wording of Condition 4 and Condition 36
Land At Stretford Mall And Lacy Street Chester Road Stretford M32 9BD
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118301/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (105942/FUL/21) for relocation of cycle storage and minor amendments to footprints of single storey front and side elements.
Hollycroft South Downs Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3DZ
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118302/HHA/26
Erection of a single storey front extension and single storey rear/side extension along with associated external alterations.
43 Hayeswater Road Davyhulme Manchester M41 7AS
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118303/VAR/26
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of condition 2 on planning permission 117812/HHA/25 (Erection of part single/part two storey side and rear extension and enlargement to existing front porch.). To allow for revision to first floor footprint, internal alterations to ground floor, repositioning of windows and doors to side elevation and proposed rear elevation revised to include patio doors.
433 Northenden Road Sale M33 2RA
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided118304/HHA/26
Erection of first floor side extension, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and associated external alterations
6 Forest Drive Timperley Altrincham WA15 6LH
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118306/HHA/26
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and associated external alterations
14 Highfield Drive Davyhulme Manchester M41 7AF
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118307/FUL/26
Replacement cladding to external facades of Haus 2 and 3 and associated works for the purposes of meeting current Fire safety regulations/Cladding Remediation.
Haus 2 And Haus 3 30 - 34 Woodfield Road Altrincham
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118308/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (116143/HHA/25) for the addition of windows and solar panels, addition and removal of roof lights/sun tunnels and larger bi fold doors to rear.
27 Priory Road Sale M33 2BU
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118309/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for erection of side/rear dormer.
4 Temple Road Sale M33 2FP
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118310/HHA/26
Demolition of existing conservatory and garage, erection of two storey side and part single/part two storey rear extension and associated external alterations.
349 Washway Road Sale M33 4FH
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118311/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 114786/FUL/24 to allow for changes to the layout of dwellings with impact on the elevations: mirroring some type B and C dwellings within a terrace, changes to the layout of dwellings with impact on the elevations: amending the layout of dwelling type G, and changes to window positions for dwelling types D and Dc.
Land Off Bold Street Old Trafford
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118312/HHA/26
Erection of a side annexe link extension with the creation of internal access doors between the property and garage. Conversion of garage to a habitable room, removal of garage door and replacing with matching brick and UPVC window.
27 Brookfield Drive Timperley Altrincham WA15 6QR
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision118313/FUL/26
Replacement of existing grass pitch with astroturf and erection of LED scoreboard
Flixton Football Club 225 Valley Road Flixton Manchester M41 8RQ
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118314/TPO/26
Works to trees within TPO 014, specifically the felling of 1no London Plane.
Woodlands 1 Barry Rise Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3JS
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided118315/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 113085/FUL/24. Condition numbers: 3 (floodlight columns), 4 (hours of use), 5 (luminance cover hoods), 6 (rear light spillage guards), 7 (floodlight management) and 8 (planning design and tech statement).
Urmston Cricket And Lawn Tennis Club Moorside Road Urmston Manchester M41 5UU
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Unknown118316/S211/26
Works to trees within Ashton upon Mersey Conservation Area specifically pruning of hornbeam (see attached site plan).
114 Church Lane Sale M33 5QG
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118317/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116356/FUL/25. Condition numbers: 6 (CMS), 13 (LLFA), 15 (Contamination) and 17 (levels).
Land To Rear Of 232 Davyhulme Road Davyhulme Manchester M41 8QH
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided118318/PAH/26
Erection of single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 3.8 metres beyond the original rear wall, a maximum height of 2.95 metres and eaves height of 2.95 metres. Application for prior approval under part 1 of schedule 2 class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
2 Darley Street Sale M33 7TB
Received 6 Feb 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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