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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision119687/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116156/VAR/25. Condition numbers: 5 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 6 (Boundaries, Screens and retaining walls) and 11 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures).
10 Wey Gates Drive Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0BW
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision119688/HHA/26
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of front porch, part single/part two storey side and single storey rear extension.
82 Warwick Road South Stretford Manchester M16 0HU
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided119689/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by condition of grant of planning permission 118585/FUL/26. Condition number 4 (Archaeological monitoring and recording); 5a (landscaping); 6 (tree protection); 13 (ecological survey); 15 (Himalayan Balsam); 16 (HMMP) and Statutory BNG.
Altrincham Golf Club Stockport Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 7LP
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision119690/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 117039/FUL/25. Condition number: 3 (materials).
Car Park Lacy Street Stretford
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119691/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 99245/OUT/19. Partial Discharge of Condition numbers: 10 (Existing and Finished Site Levels), 29 (Surface Water Drainage Infiltration Design), 32 (Mitigation Impacts of Flood Risk), 34 (Sustainable Drainage Scheme), 36 (Site Wide Sustainable Foul and Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and 37 (Foul Drainage Scheme) in relation to Phase R6/7 only.
Phase R6/7 Carrington Village Carrington
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119692/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 101082/HHA/20. Condition number: 3 (Materials Specification and Images), 4 (Architectural Details), 5 (Obscure Glazing Windows), 6 (Obscure Glazing Privacy Screen).
27 Granby Road Stretford Manchester M32 8JL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided119693/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 118543/HHA/26. Condition number: 3 (materials).
Cross Cottage Townfield Lane Warburton Lymm WA13 9SR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided119694/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use for demolition of existing outbuilding in garden and replacement of new outbuilding and erection of single storey rear extension.
7 Newcroft Road Urmston Manchester M41 9NL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119695/HHA/26
Erection of single storey rear and first floor side extension.
137 Norris Road Sale M33 3GS
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision119696/TPO/26
Works to trees within Tree Preservation Order No. 196 specifically for the crown reduction of one No. 1 Copper beech tree.
62 Ridgeway Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 7HD
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided119697/HHA/26
Demolition of existing attached garage and erection of single storey side extension
33 Torbay Road Urmston Manchester M41 9LH
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision119698/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 86160/OUT/15. Condition number: 26 (NEAP).
Land At Lock Lane Partington
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided119699/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for conversion of detached garage for ancillary use.
53 Lindsell Road Altrincham WA14 5PA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided119700/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 118440/VAR/26. Condition number: 13 (verification report).
Former Kingdom Hall Of Jehovahs Witness Wellington Road Altrincham
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided119701/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 111364/RES/23. Condition numbers: 19 (Sound Insulation) and 20 (Details of the Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)).
Plot 3 Trafford Waters Development Site Trafford Boulevard Trafford Park
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision119702/ADV/26
Advertisement consent sought for 1 no. fascia.
Third Floor Dalton House Dane Road Sale M33 7AJ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided119703/TPO/26
Works to trees within Tree Preservation Order No. 355 specifically for crown lifting of No. 1 Beech tree.
20 Enville Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2PQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119704/TPO/26
Works to trees in TPO 196; specifically, the felling of 1 no. beech.
57 Ridgeway Road Timperley Altrincham WA15 7HL
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided119706/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 110666/FUL/23. Condition number: 20 (contamination 1).
Sale Golf Club Golf Road Sale M33 2XU
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119707/CPL/26
Use of property as a residential care home (Class C2) for 3 young people aged between 7 and 18 years, staffed by 2 carers in the home 24 hours per day and a manager Monday to Friday.
7 Bailey Lane Partington Manchester M31 4WH
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119708/CPL/26
Use of property as a residential care home (Class C2) for 3 young people aged between 7 and 18 years, staffed by 2 carers in the home 24 hoursper day and a manager Monday to Friday
57E Eddisbury Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 8GF
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119709/HHA/26
Erection of single storey rear extension
33 Leyburn Avenue Stretford Manchester M32 8DZ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Unknown119710/PNAG/26
Application for Prior Approval under Part 6 of Schedule 2 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of steel framed agricultural building
Brookheyes Farm Brookheys Road Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 5SY
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119711/FUL/26
Creation of a temporary construction access
Land West Of Barton Road, Stretford, M32 9GJ
Received 4 Aug 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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