Planning application
Pomona Strand Old Trafford
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access from Hulme Hall Road, Cornbrook Road, and Trafford Road) for a mixed-use development comprising residential uses; (Use Classes C2 up to 100 care beds; and C3 up to 2,600 units), purpose built student accommodation (Sui Generis Use Class up to 500 units), hotel accommodation (Use Class C1 up to 200 bedrooms), offices (Use Class E(g)(i) up to 70,000 m2), non-residential uses (Use Classes E(a), E(b), E(c), E(d), E(e), and E(f)) up to a combined maximum of 7,000 m2), and associated public open space, hard and soft landscaping works, internal access roads, infrastructure and ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference 117953/OUT/25
Application record
- Reference
- 117953/OUT/25
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Gorse Hill & Cornbrook
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Trafford
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16 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Trafford took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
189 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Trafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Trafford's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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