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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided118933/HHA/26
Installation of air source inverter heat pump to the external front/side elevation.
10 Conway Road Sale M33 2TB
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided118935/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
55 Grove Lane Timperley Altrincham WA15 6PU
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided118936/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 115183/VAR/24 to amend the wording of Condition 3 (Affordable Housing) to align with the affordable housing tenure requirements with the terms which a Registered Provider would be willing to accept as part of their purchase.
Former Magistrates Court Ashton Lane Sale M33 7NR
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided118937/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for demolition of existing garage and erection of new outbuilding
68 Thorley Lane Timperley Altrincham WA15 7AN
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided118938/HHA/26
Erection of single storey front, two storey side and part first floor/part two storey rear extension and associated external alterations
21 Sherbourne Road Davyhulme Manchester M41 0GS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided118939/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
21 Leyburn Avenue Stretford Manchester M32 8DZ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided118940/HHA/26
Conversion and rear single storey extension of existing attached garage and erection of part single/part two storey side extensions.
14 Dalton Street Sale M33 7AS
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided118942/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a rear dormer
9 Abington Road Sale M33 3DL
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided118943/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension and rear dormer
Ger Y Coed Claremont Drive Timperley Altrincham WA14 5NE
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Unknown118944/PAH/26
Erection of a single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 5 metres beyond the original rear wall, a maximum height of 3.8 metres and eaves height of 2.4 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.
33 Leyburn Avenue Stretford Manchester M32 8DZ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided118945/HHA/26
Erection of part single/part two storey side and single storey rear extension.
53 Carrwood Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0EN
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Unknown118946/EIASCR/26
Request for a Screening Opinion in respect of Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to demolition works proposed at Davyhulme Wastewater Treatment Works.
United Utilities Davyhulme Wastewater Treatment Works Trafford Way Trafford Park Manchester M41 7FQ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided118947/HHA/26
Demolition of single storey outrigger and garage, and erection of part single/part two storey side and two storey rear extension
19 Edward Charlton Road Stretford Manchester M16 0GF
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision118948/FUL/26
Change of Use of existing residential flat (Use Class C3) to a 4 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) and associated external alterations, car parking space and associated landscaping.
473 Moorside Road Flixton Manchester M41 8TW
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided118949/VAR/26
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of condition nos: 2 and 3 on planning permission: 112585/HHA/23 (Partial demolition of existing side and rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension) To amend approved plans to reduction in rear extension and alteration roof to pitch and rendered walls.
15 Lynton Grove Timperley Altrincham WA15 7LS
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided118950/HHA/26
Erection of single storey rear extension
4 Bishop Road Flixton Manchester M41 8GU
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided118951/HHA/26
Erection of first floor side and rear extension including Juliette balcony
5 Thorne Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 5PY
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided118952/HHA/26
Retrospective application for erection of single storey detached outbuilding.
7 Moorwood Drive Sale M33 4QB
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided118953/TPO/26
Work to trees within TPO 030, specifically the felling of 1 no. Sycamore and 1 no. Oak
Athelney South Downs Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3HE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided118954/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension
22 Redbrook Road Partington Manchester M31 4JB
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided118955/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a rear dormer loft conversion, widening of existing single storey rear extension and addition of a porch.
20 Fairywell Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 6XA
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided118956/HHA/26
Demolition of existing outbuilding, erection of single storey side and part single/part two storey rear extension, and associated external alterations.
4 Carlyn Avenue Sale M33 2EA
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided118957/HHA/26
Alterations to roof including raising of ridge height. formation of rear dormers, and rooflights to front elevation, and associated external alterations
12 Southern Road Sale M33 6HQ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided118958/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension
9 Peter Wood Gardens Stretford Manchester M32 9EP
Received 27 Apr 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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