Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 2,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Land Known As Carrington Village On Land Off Manchester Road, Carrington (Parcel R6/R7) · 113151/RES/24
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6 August 2026 · Approved
The Bowdon Hotel 5 Langham Road Bowdon Altrincham WA14 2HT · 119016/FUL/26
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29 July 2026 · Approved
Stretford Memorial Hospital 226 Seymour Grove Old Trafford Manchester M16 0DU · 118032/FUL/25
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23 July 2026 · Refused
Old Cock 1300 Chester Road Stretford Manchester M32 9AU · 119181/PMA/26
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16 July 2026 · Approved
1-9 Hadfield Street Old Trafford Stretford Manchester M16 9FG · 117579/FUL/25
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13 July 2026 · Approved
Land At Stretford Mall Chester Road Stretford M32 9BD · 118672/RES/26
Figures for Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 12%of more than 890 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 230 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 25%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are; • whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building, the Old Trafford Bowling Club Pavilion; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area…”
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“The main issues are: (a) Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (‘the Framework’) and development plan policy; (b) The effect of the proposal on the openness of the…”
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“The main issues are as follows:- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the street scene; The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.