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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided118694/FUL/26
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Footpath Outside 127 George Street Altrincham WA14 1RN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided118695/ADV/26
Advertisement consent sought for 2no. internally illuminated digital LCD display screens
Footpath Outside 127 George Street Altrincham WA14 1RN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision118696/FUL/26
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Footpath Fronting Quay West Trafford Wharf Road Trafford Park Manchester M17 1HH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision118697/ADV/26
Advertisement consent sought for 2no. internally illuminated digital LCD display screens
Footpath Fronting Quay West Trafford Wharf Road Trafford Park Manchester M17 1HH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided118699/FUL/26
Conversion of upper floors from bank to 7 no. apartments in conjunction with the use of the ground floor as a restaurant. Associated alterations to front and rear elevations including the creation of an external staircase, new external access and boundary treatments.
5 - 9 Crofts Bank Road Urmston Manchester M41 0TZ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided118700/HHA/26
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with the erection of greenhouse and new workshop to the rear.
24 Broadway Partington Manchester M31 4DH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Unknown118701/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 117865/FUL/25. Condition number: 3 (Plant Noise)
Riverside Ashley Mill Lane North Hale Barns Altrincham WA14 3NQ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided118702/HHA/26
Erection of part single/part two storey side extension and front canopy
7 Aysgarth Close Sale M33 5ZA
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided118703/VAR/26
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of condition 5 on planning permission 116680/COU/25 (Change of use to all floors for medical health treatment rooms (Use Class E(e).). To amend the wording to remove the 4 month implementation date and refer to the submitted documents.
1 Cheltenham Drive Sale M33 2DQ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided118704/HHA/26
Demolition of existing rear single storey extension, erection of single storey rear extension and associated external alterations including removal of chimney stacks
26 Framingham Road Sale M33 3SH
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision118705/FUL/26
Replacement cladding to external facades of Haus 1 for the purposes of meeting current Fire Safety Regulations/Cladding Remediation
Haus 32 Woodfield Road Altrincham
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided118706/ADV/26
Advertisement consent sought for 5no. externally illuminated fascia signs
Units 1 And 2 281 - 285 Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M32 0YA
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided118707/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
32 Garner Avenue Timperley Altrincham WA15 6AG
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided118708/HHA/26
Erection of single storey rear extension.
61 Oakfield Street Altrincham WA15 8HQ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided118709/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 109529/VAR/22. Part Discharge of condition number: 27(v) (Verification Plan).
The Kellogg Building Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 0PU
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided118710/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (116771/VAR/25) for amendments to Block 1 Roof Plan to incorporate additional photovoltaic panels to the flat roof sections of the building.
Land To East Of Thirsk Avenue And Chepstow Avenue, Sale
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Unknown118711/ART18/26
Article 18 consultation from Planning Inspectorate in respect of Planning Act 2008 (as amended) and The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (The EIA Regulations) : Regulations 10 and 11. Application by Uniper (the applicant) for an Order granting Development Consent for the Salinae Hydrogen Storage Project (the proposed development)
Salinae Hydrogen Storage Project
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided118712/HHA/26
Erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extensions.
7 Ferndale Road Sale M33 3GP
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided118714/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side and rear extension and associated external alterations
6 Kennard Place Altrincham WA14 1JH
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided118716/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable conversion with rear facing dormer.
10A Church Lane Sale M33 5QW
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided118717/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 114046/VAR/24 to amend the wordings of Conditions 7 (Construction Hours), 11 (Energy Strategy), 12 (Glint and Glare), 16 (Design) and 17 (Noise) to allow the construction of the site sub-stations to take place as soon as possible.
Site Of Former Eventcity Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7TB
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided118718/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116974/FUL/25. Condition number: 3 (Materials); 4 (Construction Method Statement); 8 (Cycle Parking); 9 (Bin Stores); 14 (Biodiversity Enhancement).
145 Hale Road Hale Altrincham WA15 8RT
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision118719/FUL/26
Residential development (use class C3) of 92no. dwellings in the form of 44no. houses and 48no. apartments with associated amenity space, modified access, car and cycle parking, external landscaping, drainage and other associated works to facilitate the development.
RAC House Thomas Street Stretford Manchester M32 0HX
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided118720/FUL/26
Change of use from a single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with a total of 5 bedrooms (Use Class C4) with associated cycle/refuse storage area, installation of second floor window to principal elevation, and removal of rear dormer extension (Part Retrospective).
64 Manor Avenue Sale M33 5JR
Received 26 Mar 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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