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449 Chester Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 9HA

Awaiting decision Trafford 118386/FUL/26 Full Application

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

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by Trafford

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

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 91 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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