Understanding planning · 13 min read
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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
66 - 68 Washway Road Sale M33 7RE
Received 10 Apr 202666 Grove Lane Hale Altrincham WA15 8JG
Received 10 Apr 2026444 Kings Road Stretford Manchester M32 8QW
Received 10 Apr 2026MIX Manchester (Formerly Airport City North) Manchester M90 5AZ
Received 7 Apr 2026Alderbridge House 2 Little Heath Lane Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 4TS
Received 10 Apr 202631 Brook Road Flixton Manchester M41 5RQ
Received 10 Apr 202662 Harboro Road Sale M33 5AH
Received 13 Apr 202624 Lime Grove Timperley Altrincham WA15 6PJ
Received 13 Apr 20269 Braemar Drive Sale M33 4WJ
Received 13 Apr 202636 Ashleigh Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 6ER
Received 13 Apr 20267 Merlyn Avenue Sale M33 2AS
Received 13 Apr 202636 Hale Road Altrincham WA14 2EX
Received 13 Apr 202610 Bradfield Road Stretford Manchester M32 9LF
Received 13 Apr 2026Apartment 4 High Lawn East Downs Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2LG
Received 13 Apr 2026Boyton 3 Park Drive Hale Altrincham WA15 9DW
Received 13 Apr 2026448 - 450 Chester Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 9HD
Received 13 Apr 202666 - 68 Stamford New Road Altrincham WA14 1EE
Received 13 Apr 202633 Southgate Flixton Manchester M41 9FS
Received 13 Apr 202661A Westgate Hale Altrincham WA15 9BA
Received 13 Apr 202622 Delamere Avenue Sale M33 2PN
Received 13 Apr 202622 Delamere Avenue Sale M33 2PN
Received 13 Apr 202637 Shay Lane Hale Altrincham WA15 8PA
Received 13 Apr 2026Library 34 Golden Way Urmston Manchester M41 0NA
Received 13 Apr 2026West Riding Woodville Road Altrincham WA14 2AN
Received 13 Apr 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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