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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided119350/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension including alteration to window at front elevation.
1 Thorne Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 5PY
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided119351/HHA/26
Erection of part side and single storey rear extension including raising of garage flat roof and addition of rooflights.
19 High Elm Road Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0JB
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision119352/FUL/26
Change of use from office to residential dwelling (Use Class C3), alterations to elevations, cycle and bin storage and new boundary treatment.
307 Stockport Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 7SP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision119353/FUL/26
Change of use of nursery to a day and overnight respite facility for up to 5 young people and associated external alterations
160-160A Moss Lane Hale Altrincham WA15 8AU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119354/HHA/26
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey side extension
344 Moorside Road Flixton Manchester M41 5SE
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119355/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for a single storey side extension
34 Cumberland Drive Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3QP
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119356/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side extension and rear single storey glazed veranda
24 Allgreave Close Sale M33 2XQ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision119357/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side extension.
22 Sydney Street Stretford Manchester M32 0HE
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119358/HHA/26
Demolition of existing conservatory, erection of single storey side and rear extension, and associated external alterations
24 Oakfield Sale M33 6WB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119359/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for hip-to-gable and rear dormer.
24 Oakfield Sale M33 6WB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119360/HHA/26
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
87 Derbyshire Lane Stretford Manchester M32 8BN
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119361/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 118221/PMA/26. Condition number: 4 (Construction Method Statement).
Lookers House 3 Etchells Road Altrincham WA14 5PQ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119362/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 114878/FUL/24. Condition number: 9 (Construction Method Statement).
Land To The Side Of 96 Urmston Lane Stretford Manchester M32 9BQ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119363/NMA/26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 116162/HHA/25 to allow for changes to 2no ground floor windows on the West Elevation
6 Ashmeade Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0DB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119364/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 115055/FUL/24. Condition number: 12 (lighting).
Trafford Centre Service Station Access Road Trafford Centre Trafford Park Manchester M17 8AT
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision119365/FUL/26
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling with associated landscaping and boundary works.
88 Carrwood Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0ES
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Unknown119366/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 99245/OUT/19 (as amended by 117462/NMA/25). Part discharge of Condition number: 26 (Remediation strategy to avoid harm to controlled waters) Phase R4 only.
Land Known As Carrington Village On Land Off Manchester Road, Carrington
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision119367/FUL/26
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of an apartment block comprising 26 dwellings (Class C3), with communal amenity space, car parking and landscaping.
Trafford MOT Centre 222 Kings Road Stretford Manchester M16 0GR
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119368/ADV/26
Advertisement Consent sought for 1 no. non-illuminated totem sign
Land At Neary Way Davyhulme Manchester M41 7FP
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119369/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116985/FUL/25. Condition number: 3 (Material Schedule).
Trafford Bank House 32 Brindley Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 9SD
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided119372/HHA/26
Erection of single storey side/rear extension and associated external alterations including addition of a roof light.
Fir Tree Cottage 6 Church Green Warburton Lymm WA13 9SS
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided119373/HHA/26
Erection of two storey front extension including roof alterations and single storey rear extension.
22 Taunton Road Sale M33 5DN
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided119374/HHA/26
Demolition of existing side and rear extension, erection of part single/part two storey side and single storey rear extension, and associated external alterations.
57 Whitegate Park Flixton Manchester M41 6LN
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided119375/PRJ/26
Application for installation of 54 No. roof mounted solar panel array to provide 24KW power generation (determination as to whether prior approval is required under Schedule 2 Part 14 Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015)
Unit 200 200 Kings Park Mosley Road Trafford Park
Received 16 Jun 2026
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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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