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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
54 Brunswick Road Altrincham WA14 1LR
Received 28 May 202624 Harrop Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9DQ
Received 28 May 202649 The Avenue Sale M33 4PJ
Received 28 May 202611 Lock Lane Partington Manchester M31 4PA
Received 29 May 2026Watling Gate Leys Road Timperley
Received 29 May 2026Watling Gate Leys Road Timperley
Received 29 May 2026Watling Gate Leys Road Timperley
Received 29 May 202625 Coppice Avenue Sale M33 4ND
Received 29 May 20263 Orchard Road Altrincham WA15 8EY
Received 22 May 2026Pavilion House Manchester University Sports Ground Willenhall Road Manchester M23 0BD
Received 27 May 2026Davenport Green Hall Shay Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 8UD
Received 29 May 2026Davenport Green Hall Shay Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 8UD
Received 29 May 2026Land At Heath Farm Lane Partington Manchester M31 4EH
Received 29 May 20261 Wilton Drive Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0JF
Received 29 May 202651 Russell Road Partington Manchester M31 4DY
Received 1 Jun 2026Trafford Hall Hotel 21 Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 0PE
Received 1 Jun 20267 Plover Way Carrington Trafford M31 4TP
Received 1 Jun 2026Bank House 1 Old Market Place Altrincham WA14 4PA
Received 1 Jun 202626 Harrop Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9DQ
Received 1 Jun 202619 Highfield Road Hale Altrincham WA15 8BX
Received 1 Jun 202627 Elm Road Altrincham WA15 9QP
Received 1 Jun 20261 Wentworth Avenue Timperley Altrincham WA15 6NG
Received 1 Jun 2026St Mary Magdalene Church Of England Church Moss Lane Sale M33 6GD
Received 1 Jun 202633 Mossdale Road Sale M33 4ET
Received 1 Jun 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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