Planning application
Containerbase Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7BQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary change of use of land to a construction compound, including the formation and improvement of accesses from Barton Dock Road, installation of two tower cranes, provision of car and HGV parking, boundary treatments, and all other associated works.
As published by the council, reference 120026/FUL/26
Application record
- Reference
- 120026/FUL/26
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Lostock & Barton
- Postcode
- M41 7BQ
Comment by 14 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Trafford's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Trafford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2018: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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104705/FUL/21 Granted
Containerbase Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7BQ
Proposed artificial surf lake and swimming area (Sui Generis), associated active and formal landscaping, access road and paths, hub building, commercial building and surf school academy, central pier and machine infrastructure, car and cycle car parking and necessary access works and associated site wide engineering infrastructure
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95411/ADV/18 Granted
Containerbase Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7BQ
Advertisement consent sought for 16 no. internally illuminated fascia signs; 3no. illuminated hanging signs; 2no. externally illuminated other signs, 6no. internally illuminated other signs; 4no. non-illuminated other signs.
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94440/NMA/18 Granted
Containerbase Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7BQ
Application for non-material amendment to 92420/FUL/17 to facilitate alterations to approved buildings; car parking, cycle and motorcycle parking arrangement; general site layout; landscaping proposals and realignment of pedestrian paths.
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94427/CND/18 Granted
Containerbase Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7BQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 92420/FUL/17. Conditions 3(Materials), 6 (drainage design) 7 (SUDS) 9 (land contamination details) 17 (cycle parking) 21 (alternative highway) and 23(crime prevention plan)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2026
Received by Trafford
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26 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 November 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WSP Ltd Agent, registered in Cobham
Active · incorporated 2001 · Cobham
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Containerbase Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7BQ
Advertisement consent sought for 16 no. internally illuminated fascia signs; 3no. illuminated hanging signs; 2no. externally illuminated other signs, 6no. internally illuminated other signs; 4no. non-illuminated other signs.
Granted Advertising 9 docs -
Containerbase Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7BQ
Application for non-material amendment to 92420/FUL/17 to facilitate alterations to approved buildings; car parking, cycle and motorcycle parking arrangement; general site layout; landscaping proposals and realignment of pedestrian paths.
Granted Amendments 30 docs -
Containerbase Barton Dock Road Trafford Park Manchester M41 7BQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 92420/FUL/17. Conditions 3(Materials), 6 (drainage design) 7 (SUDS) 9 (land contamination details) 17 (cycle parking) 21 (alternative highway) and 23(crime prevention plan)
Granted Conditions 21 docs -
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Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of conditions attached to planning permission 111318/FUL/23 (Development of a Wellbeing Resort including logistics hub, vehicular and pedestrian accesses, multi-storey car parking, hard and soft landscaping, public realm and associated infrastructure and engineering works and other ancillary development including removal of residual slab.). To allow for reduction in build height, rotation of the main building, reduction in height of the multi storey car park, increase in landscaping and an addition of a drop off point.
Granted Amendments 110 docs
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