Trafford planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, updated daily. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council received 549 planning applications in the last 90 days, 19 of them major schemes. 87% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 57 days.
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Recent applications in Trafford
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Lookers House 3 Etchells Road Altrincham WA14 5PQ
34-flat Class MA office conversion, Altrincham, prior approval stage. Converts a Use Class E building at Lookers House, Etchells Road, into 34 residential units under permitted development. Internal fit-out, M&E, drainage and insulation packages suit regional commercial subcontractors bidding on…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Elkin Court 42A Hardwick Road Partington Manchester M31 4DT
40-flat window and door replacement scheme, Partington, full application. Replaces timber windows and doors with UPVC windows and composite doors across Elkin Court, a block of 40 existing flats. Glazing and composite door supply, with joinery fixing and site survey work, is the commercial opening…
GlazingJoinery
Unit 1 And Unit 2 Westpoint Enterprise Park Clarence Avenue Trafford Park Manchester M17 1QS
Two-unit industrial re-clad variation, Trafford Park, amending window and extract conditions. Section 73 variation to Westpoint units 1 and 2, amending window, extract and fuel-compound conditions. Revised window and extract specifications reopen glazing, facade and M&E packages to specialist…
Façade repairGlazingM&E
Lookers House 3 Etchells Road Altrincham WA14 5PQ
Lookers House elevational refurbishment and mini-dormer scheme, Altrincham. Replaces windows and spandrels, removes part of the external stairs, adds eleven mini-dormers and infills a plantwell, at full application stage. Glazing, facade repair, dormer roofing and demolition packages open first…
GlazingFaçade repairRoofing
7 - 8 Goose Green Altrincham WA14 1DW
Two-unit Class E conversion from a pub, Altrincham town centre. Splits an existing drinking establishment into two commercial units at full application stage. Partitioning, M&E redistribution and shopfront reconfiguration are the main trades; fit-out and façade work will follow.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
14 Ayres Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 9NB
8-bed HMO change of use scheme, Old Trafford, full application. Converts a house at 14 Ayres Road into an eight-bed sui generis HMO at full stage. Fire compartmentation, bathroom drainage and rewiring suit fit-out and M&E subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
9 Tanyard Drive Hale Barns Altrincham WA15 0BS
Householder porch, rear extension and roof remodel, Hale Barns. Adds porch, single-storey rear extensions, raised ridge and rear dormer to a house at full stage. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages lead, with groundworks and steel for the extensions.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
93 Clough Avenue Sale M33 4HT
Large householder extension and roof remodel, Sale, full application stage. Adds front, rear and side extensions, a raised ridge, a rear dormer and a converted garage to a Clough Avenue house. Roofing, steel for the first-floor side build, render and glazing packages suit local subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Delamere School Irlam Road Flixton Manchester M41 6AP
Car park reconfiguration at Delamere School, Flixton. Adds dropped kerb, vehicular access, new spaces, fencing and gates; relocates shipping container at full application stage. Groundworks, hard landscaping, and fencing packages suit local contractors with traffic management and drainage detail.
GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage
32 Bow Green Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 3LE
Two-storey side and rear extension scheme, Bowdon, Altrincham. Adds floorspace, raises the ridge, and fits solar PV and a new boundary wall with electric gates at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork, steel over openings and PV fixing are the packages for local trades.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
97 Barton Road Stretford Manchester M32 9AF
Retrospective HMO conversion with rear dormer, Stretford. Converts a single dwelling to a five-resident house in multiple occupation under a full application. Internal reconfiguration and a rear dormer have already been carried out. Bathroom and kitchen fit-out, fire compartmentation and dormer…
Fit-outM&ERoofing
Unit 5 Century Park Caspian Road Altrincham WA14 5BJ
Battery storage and heat pump installation, Altrincham commercial unit, full application. Adds a battery unit and air-to-air heat pump to an existing Century Park unit, at full application stage. M&E and renewables installers, plus plinth groundworks and electrical containment, are the packages in…
RenewablesM&EGroundworks
29 Barkway Road Stretford Manchester M32 9NB
Single-storey side and rear extension, Stretford, Trafford. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house at householder full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with steel over the new openings.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
9 Calderbank Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 8SJ
Two-storey side extension with garage demolition, Flixton. Replaces an existing garage with a two-storey side extension to a Flixton house at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roof framing are the packages for local subcontractors, with glazing and joinery to follow.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
31 St Leonards Drive Timperley Altrincham WA15 7RS
First-floor side and single-storey rear extension, Timperley, Trafford. Adds upper-floor and rear living space to an existing house, removes the chimney and rear bay window, at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local builders, with chimney removal and…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, raw rate
28.3%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.6%
national rates applied to this caseload
3.3 percentage points below expected. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
538 appeals counted, 519 judged either way (147 allowed, 372 dismissed), 19 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-08 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.5% | 28.8% | 223 | 222 | 61 |
| Householder (HAS) | 29.9% | 35.6% | 217 | 211 | 63 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 26.7% | 33.3% | 30 | 30 | 8 |
| Enforcement Notice | 6.3% | 13.5% | 18 | 16 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 20% | 36% | 16 | 15 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 85.7% | 36.9% | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 16.7% | 25% | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | 40% | 27.6% | 5 | 5 | 2 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Advert Discontinuance | Too few judged | 19.1% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent77 homes
- Affordable rent80 homes
- Shared ownership175 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder86% (696 decided)
- other90% (234 decided)
- commercial79% (77 decided)
- residential80% (65 decided)
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