Duncalf Farm Clay Lane Hale Altrincham WA15 7TR Data via plota.co.uk

118070/FUL/25 - Full Application Pending

Proposal

Change of use from agricultural barn to residential dwelling, erection of two storey front, single storey front/side and first floor extensions and associated external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Dec 2025
Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

As of 9 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Documents 31

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Site constraints 4

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Hale (Trafford) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Trafford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WA15 7TR
Received
31 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Hale Barns & Timperley South
Applicant
Show
Agent
AFR STUDIO LTD

Decision outlook

Day 28 of the 56-day target. Trafford usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2828 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Trafford in the last twelve months, from validation. Trafford decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

26 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14592431
Neighbours
27 Mar 2026
Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Comments by
17 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
2 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Trafford
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#142 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Trafford ranks #120 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Trafford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #185 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #212 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #120 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #95 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
73 decided (1-9 homes)
64%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
27 decided
1,430
Total decisions
182 refused in the year to March 2026