Planning application
449 Chester Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 9HA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of office (Class E) to community centre (Class Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 118386/FUL/26
Application record
- Reference
- 118386/FUL/26
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Gorse Hill & Cornbrook
- Postcode
- M16 9HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Trafford
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13 Apr 2026
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 8 June 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
11 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Trafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Trafford decided full applications in a median of 97 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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