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Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

Granted Trafford 119447/FUL/26 Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of a purpose-built Protection and Control Room building with associated equipment and minor works.

As published by the council, reference 119447/FUL/26

Application record

Reference
119447/FUL/26
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Decided
3 Sep 2026
Ward
Bucklow St Martins
Parish
Carrington Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M31 4AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Trafford register

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 120025/NMA/26 Granted

    Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (114439/FUL/24) to allow for extended hours of construction work between 27th September and 31st October 2026.

    Decided 29 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 119804/NMA/26 Granted

    Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    Application for non-material amendment (114439/FUL/24) to allow for extended hours of construction work to be undertaken between 30th August 2026 and 7th September 2026.

    Decided 27 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 119526/CND/26 Granted

    Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116280/VAR/25. Condition number: 4 (Contaminated Land).

    Decided 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 119084/NMA/26 Granted

    Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 114439/FUL/24. To alter the wording of Condition 7 to allow for updated surface water drainage layout; and to connect to the mains sewage.

    Decided 8 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • 114829/CND/24 Granted

    Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 108006/FUL/22. Condition number: 3 (CEMP); 4 (Contamination); 9 (Himalayan Balsam); and 15 (Manchester Road Junction).

    Decided 20 Jan 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Received by Trafford

  2. 3 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Trafford granted permission on 3 September 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington M31 4AY

    110428/NMA/23 Submitted 6 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 105316/HYB/21 to increase in capacity of Phase 1 (full permission) from 10MW to 15MW.

    Granted Amendments 5 docs
  • Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    119804/NMA/26 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Application for non-material amendment (114439/FUL/24) to allow for extended hours of construction work to be undertaken between 30th August 2026 and 7th September 2026.

    Granted Amendments 4 docs
  • Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    119084/NMA/26 Submitted 8 May 2026 50 yards away

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 114439/FUL/24. To alter the wording of Condition 7 to allow for updated surface water drainage layout; and to connect to the mains sewage.

    Granted Amendments 7 docs
  • Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    120025/NMA/26 Submitted 21 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (114439/FUL/24) to allow for extended hours of construction work between 27th September and 31st October 2026.

    Granted Amendments 4 docs
  • Power Station, 132 Manchester Road, Carrington, M31 4AY

    23/81312/LPACON Submitted 27 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Consultation from Trafford Council on Application No 110320/FUL/23 for Construction of a 1,040 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility comprising: containerised battery units with transformer units and inverter cabinets; internal access tracks; electrical substation compounds including tansformers and associated switchgear equipment; infrared CCTV fixed on poles; perimeter fencing; underground surface water drainage infrastructure; vehicular parking area; and site welfare facilities.

    Granted Outline 21 docs
  • Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY

    119526/CND/26 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116280/VAR/25. Condition number: 4 (Contaminated Land).

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

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    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 6 Mar, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications