North West

Trafford planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

66.1%

136th of 297

3.4 points faster than England

Granted

87.9%

227th of 297

2.6 points lower than England

Extension of time

28.6%

136th of 297

3.7 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

932

Trafford decided 932 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 87.9%.

66.1% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (136th of 297 for speed).

A further 28.6% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 78.4% a year earlier.

Of 28 householder appeals decided in the same period, 17.9% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Trafford against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	91.0%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	92.1%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	86.6%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	84.9%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	85.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	89.6%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	86.6%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	80.7%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	75.4%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	82.7%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	86.5%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	76.2%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	82.9%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	85.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	82.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	69.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	83.0%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	64.1%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	55.8%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	66.8%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	88.6%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	91.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	93.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	87.6%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	77.0%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	78.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	73.8%	0.8%	82.5%
2014 Q4	73.2%	2.9%	82.1%
2015 Q1	69.3%	20.4%	80.4%
2015 Q2	68.8%	24.5%	80.6%
2015 Q3	67.6%	26.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	75.7%	18.5%	80.0%
2016 Q1	66.4%	29.4%	78.3%
2016 Q2	73.3%	23.7%	79.8%
2016 Q3	73.0%	18.1%	77.7%
2016 Q4	65.3%	28.8%	78.0%
2017 Q1	64.1%	30.4%	77.3%
2017 Q2	54.1%	37.1%	78.5%
2017 Q3	60.3%	32.6%	76.1%
2017 Q4	63.6%	32.1%	77.1%
2018 Q1	59.9%	33.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	58.4%	37.3%	74.0%
2018 Q3	54.2%	40.8%	72.7%
2018 Q4	50.8%	40.2%	72.7%
2019 Q1	44.5%	46.5%	69.9%
2019 Q2	62.1%	34.0%	72.1%
2019 Q3	62.1%	31.6%	69.6%
2019 Q4	61.5%	36.0%	71.5%
2020 Q1	70.8%	25.3%	68.4%
2020 Q2	49.6%	44.7%	63.9%
2020 Q3	50.3%	41.4%	63.8%
2020 Q4	55.8%	38.7%	65.3%
2021 Q1	51.1%	39.4%	59.4%
2021 Q2	37.7%	48.8%	58.4%
2021 Q3	18.3%	66.6%	53.1%
2021 Q4	41.2%	50.0%	53.0%
2022 Q1	24.8%	53.3%	51.6%
2022 Q2	16.9%	66.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	1.9%	82.0%	53.3%
2022 Q4	2.7%	86.6%	54.1%
2023 Q1	2.5%	84.1%	53.5%
2023 Q2	20.4%	70.3%	58.5%
2023 Q3	29.9%	61.4%	59.0%
2023 Q4	51.1%	35.6%	59.8%
2024 Q1	52.5%	37.4%	58.8%
2024 Q2	72.6%	20.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	78.3%	15.8%	64.2%
2024 Q4	73.1%	22.0%	65.6%
2025 Q1	79.9%	16.7%	62.1%
2025 Q2	81.2%	17.2%	65.0%
2025 Q3	70.7%	24.8%	62.5%
2025 Q4	67.7%	27.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	59.3%	34.6%	60.6%
2026 Q2	66.4%	28.0%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Trafford against England

Trafford
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Trafford	England
2008 Q1	74.5%	85.1%
2008 Q2	76.7%	86.1%
2008 Q3	79.8%	86.3%
2008 Q4	81.5%	85.3%
2009 Q1	86.0%	85.9%
2009 Q2	87.8%	86.8%
2009 Q3	85.2%	87.4%
2009 Q4	87.7%	86.9%
2010 Q1	85.5%	87.0%
2010 Q2	90.4%	88.0%
2010 Q3	86.1%	87.7%
2010 Q4	83.9%	87.5%
2011 Q1	88.0%	87.9%
2011 Q2	89.1%	88.5%
2011 Q3	87.4%	88.3%
2011 Q4	92.4%	88.3%
2012 Q1	90.6%	88.2%
2012 Q2	90.0%	89.2%
2012 Q3	90.5%	89.0%
2012 Q4	85.8%	88.9%
2013 Q1	80.0%	89.8%
2013 Q2	88.9%	90.6%
2013 Q3	85.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	89.8%	89.6%
2014 Q1	85.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	91.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	87.1%	90.0%
2014 Q4	89.7%	89.2%
2015 Q1	94.7%	89.3%
2015 Q2	95.7%	90.2%
2015 Q3	95.5%	90.0%
2015 Q4	92.6%	89.2%
2016 Q1	95.0%	90.0%
2016 Q2	96.4%	90.3%
2016 Q3	94.8%	90.2%
2016 Q4	95.3%	89.7%
2017 Q1	95.6%	89.9%
2017 Q2	94.4%	90.5%
2017 Q3	95.7%	90.0%
2017 Q4	94.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	96.0%	90.5%
2018 Q2	96.3%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.9%	91.2%
2018 Q4	94.9%	90.5%
2019 Q1	93.9%	90.3%
2019 Q2	92.7%	91.0%
2019 Q3	94.8%	90.6%
2019 Q4	92.4%	89.8%
2020 Q1	93.1%	89.9%
2020 Q2	96.5%	90.2%
2020 Q3	96.7%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	94.7%	90.9%
2021 Q2	97.9%	91.2%
2021 Q3	95.4%	91.0%
2021 Q4	95.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	92.1%	90.0%
2022 Q2	94.4%	90.4%
2022 Q3	95.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	92.8%	89.4%
2023 Q1	89.5%	89.3%
2023 Q2	91.0%	89.2%
2023 Q3	88.6%	88.6%
2023 Q4	84.5%	88.2%
2024 Q1	81.1%	88.2%
2024 Q2	80.9%	89.1%
2024 Q3	83.3%	89.4%
2024 Q4	86.8%	88.6%
2025 Q1	85.9%	89.3%
2025 Q2	89.3%	90.4%
2025 Q3	89.8%	90.1%
2025 Q4	89.2%	90.1%
2026 Q1	87.9%	90.6%
2026 Q2	84.5%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks66.1%
8 to 13 weeks4.3%
13 to 26 weeks0.9%
Over 26 weeks0.1%
Extension of time agreed28.6%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	616
8 to 13 weeks	40
13 to 26 weeks	8
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	267

Appeals

Decided: 28
Allowed: 17.9%
Median wait: 11 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Trafford has published 22 conservation areas.
Trafford has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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