Planning application
Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY
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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Trafford
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3 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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Nearby applications
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Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington M31 4AY
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Granted Amendments 5 docs -
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.
Granted Amendments 4 docs -
Power Station 132 Manchester Road Carrington Manchester M31 4AY
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Granted Amendments 7 docs -
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.
Granted Amendments 4 docs -
Power Station, 132 Manchester Road, Carrington, M31 4AY
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
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 116280/VAR/25. Condition number: 4 (Contaminated Land).
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