Planning application
Lookers House 3 Etchells Road Altrincham WA14 5PQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 34 no. 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.
As published by the council, reference 118221/PMA/26
Application record
- Reference
- 118221/PMA/26
- Type
- Prior Approval Class MA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Approved
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Broadheath
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WA14 5PQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Trafford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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119361/CND/26 Granted
Lookers House 3 Etchells Road Altrincham WA14 5PQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 118221/PMA/26. Condition number: 4 (Construction Method Statement).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Trafford
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28 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Trafford granted permission on 11 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Lookers House 3 Etchells Road Altrincham WA14 5PQ
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119839/PAH/26 Refused
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Erection of a single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 5.00 metres beyond the original rear wall, a maximum height of 3.00 metres and eaves height of 2.697 metres. Application for prior approval under part 1 of schedule 2 class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
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119982/PAH/26 Awaiting decision
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Erection of a single storey rear extension with a maximum projection of 4.00 metres beyond the original rear wall, a maximum height of 3.00 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres. Application for prior approval under part 1 of schedule 2 class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
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119710/PNAG/26 Granted
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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