227 Ayres Road Stretford Manchester M16 0NL Data via plota.co.uk

118275/FUL/26 - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use to F1(f) Place of Worship, with associated cycle and bin storage areas and car parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Feb 2026
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Consultation
28 Apr 2026
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Committee
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 19 May 2026; it is now day 243. The consultation period closed on 19 May 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Trafford Planning and Development Management Committee on 9 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Objections focused on traffic, parking, access to allotments, pedestrian safety, noise and disturbance.
  • The committee was minded to grant permission, subject to a legal agreement and amended conditions, after a ward councillor spoke against it.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, representations and committee decision, including the legal agreement and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Trafford's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.

Documents 55

Consultation & comments 16

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Old Trafford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
M16 0NL
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Longford
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Agent
Zerum
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 243, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Trafford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 243187 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
76%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

11comments received
9 objecting2 neutral

82% object · above the UK average of 75%

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14364009
Neighbours
28 Apr 2026
Consultation
28 Apr 2026
Comments by
19 May 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.