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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
117 Moss Lane Sale M33 5BU
Received 28 Apr 2026Athelney South Downs Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3HE
Received 27 Apr 2026Davenport Green Roaring Gate Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 8UA
Received 28 Apr 202642 The Downs Altrincham WA14 2QQ
Received 29 Apr 20265 Holly Close Timperley Altrincham WA15 6NE
Received 29 Apr 20262 - 8 Kingsway Altrincham WA14 1PJ
Received 29 Apr 202610 Windmill Road Sale M33 2LE
Received 29 Apr 2026100 Washway Road Sale
Received 29 Apr 2026Tomfield Woods 12 Barrow Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0DN
Received 29 Apr 2026Richmond House Normans Place Altrincham WA14 2AB
Received 29 Apr 202633 Riding Close Sale M33 2ZP
Received 29 Apr 2026Watling Gate Leys Road Timperley
Received 29 Apr 2026181 Sylvan Avenue Timperley Altrincham WA15 6AE
Received 29 Apr 2026Warehouse And Yard Former National Grid Depot Thomas Street Stretford M32 0HX
Received 29 Apr 2026Riverside Retail Park, Derwent Street, Salford, M5 4SW
Received 27 Apr 202610 Wilton Avenue Stretford Manchester M16 0JH
Received 30 Apr 2026Watling Gate Leys Road Timperley
Received 30 Apr 202647 Alexander Drive Timperley Altrincham WA15 6NF
Received 30 Apr 202642 The Downs Altrincham WA14 2QQ
Received 30 Apr 2026Greater Manchester Police (Former HQ) 1 White City Way Stretford Manchester M16 0SW
Received 27 Apr 2026Hillcrest Woodville Road Altrincham
Received 30 Apr 2026126 Roseneath Road Urmston Manchester M41 5AZ
Received 29 Apr 2026Richmond House 2A Mersey Road Sale M33 6BB
Received 30 Apr 202661 Park Road Stretford Manchester M32 8FE
Received 30 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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