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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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965 approved · 198 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision119767/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 112414/FUL/23. Condition numbers: 4 (Material Detail Compliance); 5 (Facade Details); 6 (Landscaping Plan)
Warehouse Cornbrook 2 Brindley Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 9HQ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119769/TPO/26
Works to trees within Tree Preservation Order No. 252 specifically for cutting back group of lime trees up to 5m.
Mulberry Court Gaskell Road Altrincham WA14 1TL
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119770/HHA/26
Retrospective application for replacement gate and new vehicular access gates.
Woodcroft 1 Seddon Road Hale Altrincham WA14 2UH
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided119771/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 112534/VAR/23 . Condition number: 36 (CL investigation).
Stretford Shopping Mall Chester Road Stretford
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119772/HHA/26
Erection of part single/part two storey rear extension
4 Pulford Road Sale M33 3LP
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119773/HHA/26
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and extension and erection of single storey rear extension
Inglenook 7 Milton Grove Sale M33 6JH
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119774/LBC/26
Listed Building Consent for installation of temporary snow guards to the western and southern elevations of the Carriage House.
Coach House Dunham Massey Hall Woodhouse Lane Dunham Massey Altrincham WA14 4SJ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided119775/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 109631/RES/22. Condition 12 (mechanical ventilation cooling)
The Kellogg Building Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 0PU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided119776/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 109529/VAR/22 Condition 8 (SuDS)
The Kellogg Building Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 0PU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119777/HHA/26
Widening of existing access and erection of new front gates, pillars and railings
1 Park Lane Hale Altrincham WA15 9JS
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119778/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 118852/FUL/26. Condition numbers: 5 (cycle parking) and 6 (bin store).
490 Stretford Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 9AD
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119779/HHA/26
Erection of 2no. single storey rear extensions with other external alterations including 2no. side facing ground floor windows and 2no. rear facing conservation area rooflights.
20 Richmond Road Altrincham WA14 4DU
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119780/CPL/26
Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for formation of rear dormer
20 Richmond Road Altrincham WA14 4DU
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119782/FUL/26
Change of use of land for additional parking, boundary treatment and creation of dropped kerb.
22A Hope Road Sale M33 3AB
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119783/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 107877/FUL/22, as amended by 111988/NMA/23. Part discharge of condition number: 4 (detailed facade schedule)
5 Langham Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2HT
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119784/HHA/26
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of single storey side extension including rendering to the property.
9 Raglan Road Sale M33 4AN
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided119785/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 118499/FUL/26. Condition numbers: 3 (Finished Colours and Materials); 4 (Method Statement); 6 (Construction Method Statement)
Cross Street Sale M33 7JR
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided119786/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 117039/FUL/25. Condition number 8 (archaeology)
Car Park Lacy Street Stretford
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119787/VAR/26
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of conditions 1, 3 and 8 on planning permission 115067/VAR/24 (Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of condition 1 on planning permission 109278/VAR/22 (Application for variation of condition 1 on planning permission 105826/FUL/21 (Erection of three storey apartment building with loft and basement accommodation including balconies at loft and first floor to provide 4no apartments with a car lift basement parking and associated landscaping works.). To amend window openings and doors to front, side and rear elevations, and the inclusion of new air source heat pumps, air conditioning units and underfloor heating, and other minor internal and external amendments.)). To change the approved plans to incorporate a Pergola and a pavilion to the side/rear garden, installation of a substation to the North East, a revised design for the bin store and other ancillary external elements and changes to ground levels. Revised Landscaping plans submitted for further discharge of Condition 3). To amend approved plans to incorporate new gates and pillars.
Levenot 5 Charcoal Road Dunham Massey
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119788/TPO/26
Works to trees within Tree Preservation Order No. 217 specifically for felling of No. 1 beech tree and crown reduction of 4m from 1 No. beech tree
7 Estonfield Drive Urmston Manchester M41 9RR
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119789/PMA/26
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2no. residential units (Use Class C3) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.
Grosvenor House 45 The Downs Altrincham WA14 2QG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119790/CND/26
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 118178/FUL/26 . Condition number: 5 (boundary treatment) and 6 (noise impact assessment).
9 Tatton Road Sale M33 7EB
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119792/VAR/26
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of condition 2 on planning permission 116974/FUL/25 (Demolition of existing shed and carport structures, erection of a part single/part 2.5 storey side and rear, and side and rear basement extension including terrace at ground floor, conversion from two apartments to two semi-detached houses together with associated works including a sunken courtyard at basement level and landscaping.). To capture proposed changes to scope of side extensions and removal of chimneys
145 Hale Road Hale Altrincham WA15 8RT
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision119793/HHA/26
Demolition of existing side and rear single storey extension and erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions. External alterations including front bay windows, replacement windows and door to front and render to all elevations.
203 Dane Road Sale M33 2NA
Received 17 Aug 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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