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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided119089/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for a single storey side extension
1 Ellaston Drive Urmston Manchester M41 0XB
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided119091/HHA/26
Erection of single storey rear and first floor side extensions and other external alterations including formation of pitched roof over existing single storey flat roofed extension.
4 Ripley Crescent Davyhulme Manchester M41 8PH
Received 11 May 2026 - Unknown119092/S211/26
Works to trees within The Devisdale Conservation Area specifically the felling of 1 No. lime and a group of self set sycamores.
Hillcrest Woodville Road Altrincham WA14 2AN
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided119093/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 118440/VAR/26. Condition no: 16 (bird nesting season).
Kingdom Hall Of Jehovahs Witnesses Wellington Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 7QZ
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided119094/HHA/26
Application for proposed repositioning of the existing vehicular gates and piers along with creation of new vehicular access, construction of new pedestrian gate, and replacement of existing garden store, with new garden store.
Orchard House 12 Broadway Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0PG
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided119095/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116601/FUL/25. Condition numbers: 3 (materials), 4 (basement tanking).
Bank House 1 Old Market Place Altrincham WA14 4PA
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided119096/FUL/26
Application for a commercial extraction system to the rear.
140 Ashley Road Hale Altrincham WA14 2UN
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided119097/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (116390/FUL/25) for alterations to the glazing arrangement for the inclusion of 2no. sets of external double doors to front elevation, change to positioning of door and resin bound gravel instead of paving slabs.
St Vincents Catholic Junior School Osborne Road Altrincham
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided119098/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (116661/HHA/25) for reduction in width of rear sliding doors
16 Vaudrey Drive Timperley Altrincham WA15 6HQ
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided119099/HHA/26
Partial conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and associated external alterations
The Coach House 235A Hale Road Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 8DN
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided119100/TPO/26
Work to trees within TPO 281, specifically the crown lift of 2 no. Sycamore trees
139 Framingham Road Sale M33 3RQ
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided119101/HHA/26
Erection of an annex building within rear garden to provide additional living accommodation
2 Broadway Partington Manchester M31 4DH
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decision119102/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development to provide care for two children/young persons between the ages of 8-17 years old with two staff and a manager.
10A East Union Street Old Trafford Manchester M16 9AE
Received 12 May 2026 - Unknown119103/S211/26
Work to trees within The Devisdale Conservation Area, specifically the felling of 1 no. Yew and the general maintenance of a number of trees.
Holmeside Cottage 50 Woodville Road Altrincham WA14 2HD
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided119104/PAH/26
Erection of a single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 3.83 metres beyond the original rear wall, a maximum height of 2.85 metres and eaves height of 2.64 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 (as amended).
10 Gordon Street Old Trafford Manchester M16 9JN
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided119105/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side extension
54 Sefton Road Sale M33 7EW
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided119106/TPO/26
Work to trees within TPO 076, specifically the general maintenance of a number of trees and the felling of 1 no. tree
3 Foxhill Bradgate Road Altrincham WA14 4QU
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided119107/HHA/26
Demolition of existing garage, erection of part two/part single storey side extension and associated external alterations.
5 Westwood Drive Sale M33 3QZ
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided119108/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 106691/FUL/21. Condition numbers: 3 (external materials), 6 (sub-contractor), 7 (structural survey), 9 (timber report), 11 (External conditions survey), 13 (windows & doors), 15 (cleaning of masonry), 19 (contamination) and 26 (CEMP).
Trafford Park Hotel Third Avenue Trafford Park Manchester M17 1BW
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided119109/PAH/26
Erection of a single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 4.05 metres beyond the original rear wall, a maximum height of 3.75 metres and eaves height of 2.66 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 (as amended).
88 Broad Road Sale M33 2ER
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided119110/FUL/26
Erection of 2.4m fence and 2.2m high gates
St Hugh Of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary Glastonbury Road Stretford Manchester M32 9PD
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided119111/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a loft conversion and installation of front and rear rooflights
23 Meldrums Grove Timperley Altrincham WA14 1AF
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided119112/FUL/26
Change of Use of part of the Ground Floor MSCP from car park to a mixed-use food- and event-led hub comprising space for the sale of food, drinking establishment use and live music area.
Stretford Square Stretford Shopping Mall Chester Road Stretford Manchester M32 9BD
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided119113/HHA/26
Erection of first floor side extension and associated external alterations
33 Malvern Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 5RP
Received 13 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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