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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Premier Inn Manchester Sale Carrington Lane Sale M33 5BL
Received 23 Jul 202611 York Road Sale M33 6EZ
Received 23 Jul 2026Marmion House 19 Rappax Road Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0NX
Received 23 Jul 202625 Tithebarn Road Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0HR
Received 23 Jul 2026The Coach House 92 Dunham Road Altrincham WA14 4AD
Received 23 Jul 202619 Whitley Gardens Timperley Altrincham WA15 6XF
Received 24 Jul 2026Unit 2 And 3 Neary Way Davyhulme Manchester M41 7FN
Received 24 Jul 20266 Heath Road Hale Altrincham WA14 2UJ
Received 24 Jul 2026470 Hale Road Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 8XT
Received 24 Jul 2026Apartment 2 Rowchester 12 Broad Lane Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0DD
Received 24 Jul 202611 Chatham Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 0DR
Received 23 Jul 2026Stretford Cricket Club Lesley Road Stretford Manchester M32 9EE
Received 24 Jul 202621 Westover Road Davyhulme Manchester M41 7AQ
Received 27 Jul 202632 Heyes Lane Timperley Altrincham WA15 6EA
Received 27 Jul 202612 Primrose Cottages Brickkiln Row Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3EL
Received 27 Jul 2026368 Norris Road Sale M33 2RJ
Received 27 Jul 202644 Lime Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 5DE
Received 27 Jul 20261 Benbecula Way Davyhulme Manchester M41 7FR
Received 27 Jul 202695 Park Road Hale Altrincham WA15 9LE
Received 27 Jul 202644 Lime Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 5DE
Received 27 Jul 202627 Belgravia Gardens Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0JT
Received 27 Jul 2026318 Brooklands Road Sale Manchester M23 9HB
Received 27 Jul 20263 Devisdale Court Altrincham WA14 2AU
Received 27 Jul 2026323 Moorside Road Flixton Manchester M41 5PA
Received 27 Jul 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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