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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
48A Flixton Road Urmston Manchester M41 5AB
Received 12 Mar 20263 Bower Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9DT
Received 13 Mar 20267 Greengate Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0SN
Received 13 Mar 2026Orchard House Elcho Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2TL
Received 13 Mar 202644 - 46 George Street Altrincham WA14 1RH
Received 13 Mar 2026Davenport Green Roaring Gate Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 8UA
Received 13 Mar 20262 Gibsmere Close Timperley Altrincham WA15 7LL
Received 13 Mar 202621 Nursery Avenue Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0JP
Received 13 Mar 202618 Ruskin Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 9GS
Received 16 Mar 2026The Bridge Inn Dane Road Sale M33 7QH
Received 16 Mar 20265 Craven Terrace Sale M33 3GA
Received 16 Mar 2026Wellington School Wellington Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 7RH
Received 16 Mar 2026Norwood Park Booth Road Altrincham
Received 16 Mar 202616 Byrom Street Altrincham WA14 2EN
Received 16 Mar 2026Land At Barton Road Davyhulme Manchester M41 7NL
Received 16 Mar 20268 Nursery Avenue Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0JP
Received 16 Mar 202624 Harrop Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9DQ
Received 16 Mar 2026Littledown South Downs Drive Hale Barns Altrincham WA14 3HR
Received 16 Mar 202633 Southgate Flixton Manchester M41 9FS
Received 16 Mar 202633 Southgate Flixton Manchester M41 9FS
Received 16 Mar 202635 Tintern Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 6FH
Received 16 Mar 20261 Cecil Avenue Sale M33 5BW
Received 17 Mar 20262 Curzon Road Stretford Manchester M32 9SL
Received 17 Mar 202685 Shaftesbury Avenue Timperley Altrincham WA15 7NP
Received 17 Mar 2026Records 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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