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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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
- Unknown119063/PRG/26
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of the first floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1no. flat (Use Class C3) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G
112 - 114 Ashley Road Hale Altrincham WA14 2UN
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided119064/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side/rear extension and associated external alterations
82 Woburn Drive Hale Altrincham WA15 8ND
Received 6 May 2026 - Unknown119065/S211/26
Works to trees within Bowdon Conservation Area specifically for felling of No. 1 laburnum and No. 1 Rowan.
7 Winton Court Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2PD
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided119066/HHA/26
Erection of part single/part two storey side extension
102 Derwent Road Flixton Manchester M41 8UD
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided119067/FUL/26
Demolition of existing Portakabin modular building and erection of a single storey temporary Portakabin modular building and associated landscaping and change in ground level.
Park Road Primary School Frieston Road Timperley Altrincham WA14 5AP
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119068/ADV/26
Advertisement consent sought for various Visitor Information Signs (13 No.) across the site
Dunham Massey Hall Woodhouse Lane Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 4SJ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119069/VAR/26
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of condition 2 on planning permission 116953/HHA/25 (Erection of front porch and single storey side and rear extensions). To increase the width of the side extension with associated external alterations.
29 Central Drive Urmston Manchester M41 9AQ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119070/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for garage conversion supported on new load bearing wall next to existing party wall, change of existing flat roof to Monopitch roof supported on new load bearing wall, loft conversion with addition of dormer and change from hipped to gabled roof
107 Firs Road Sale M33 5FJ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119071/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a new window to side elevation.
2 Carlton Road Hale Altrincham WA15 8RJ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119073/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 117698/HHA/25. Condition numbers: 3 (materials), 4 (Conservation rooflights).
77 New Street Altrincham WA14 2QP
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided119074/TPO/26
Work to trees within TPO 088, specifically the general maintenance of a number of trees
79 Moss Lane Sale M33 5AX
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided119075/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 116801/FUL/25 for alterations to house types including the re-location of solar panels, changes to entrance surround, removal of dormer windows, confirmation of air source heat pump locations, and adjustments to windows/doors
Land To The Rear Of 156 Oldfield Road Altrincham
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119076/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 113434/VAR/24. Condition number: 27 (Travel Plan)
World Of Pets Thorley Lane Timperley Altrincham WA15 7PJ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119077/HHA/26
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of part two storey rear/two storey side extension including rear dormer.
7 Sylvan Avenue Timperley Altrincham WA15 6AD
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119078/HHA/26
Erection of part single/part two storey side and rear extension
109 Moss Lane Partington Manchester M31 4EA
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided119079/NMA/26
Application for non material amendment to planning permission 116748/HHA/25 for addition of 1 no. velux window at side elevation.
5 Balmoral Road Flixton Manchester M41 6HN
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided119080/ADV/26
Advertisement consent sought for 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign
Unit 2 Woodsend Circle Flixton Urmston M41 8AA
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided119081/HHA/26
Demolition of an external store. Erection of a single storey rear extension, re-arrangement of the ground floor rear elevation windows and the addition of a sun tunnel and SVP on the side elevation.
36 Ollerbarrow Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9PP
Received 5 May 2026 - Unknown119082/S211/26
Work to trees within The Devisdale Conservation Area. Specifically, T1 - Oak. Reduce canopy by approximately 2m. Crown lift lower limbs to approximately 4m to allow sunlight underneath canopy.
Dunham Mount 92 Dunham Road Altrincham
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided119084/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 114439/FUL/24. To alter the wording of Condition 7 to allow for updated surface water drainage layout; and to connect to the mains sewage.
Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided119085/HHA/26
Erection of single storey rear/side extension
18 Lambourn Road Flixton Manchester M41 8RR
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided119086/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for erection of outbuilding in rear garden
470 Hale Road Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 8XT
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided119087/HHA/26
Erection of a two-storey side/rear infill extension to the existing dwelling, with associated roof alterations to match the existing roof form, and relocation of rear window openings to follow the existing window style.
15 Windmill Road Sale M33 2LE
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided119088/HHA/26
Erection of two storey side and part single/part two storey rear extension
462 Kings Road Stretford Manchester M32 8QW
Received 11 May 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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