5 - 9 Crofts Bank Road Urmston Manchester M41 0TZ Data via plota.co.uk

118699/FUL/26 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of upper floors from bank to 7 no. apartments in conjunction with the use of the ground floor as a restaurant. Associated alterations to front and rear elevations including the creation of an external staircase, new external access and boundary treatments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Mar 2026
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Validated
29 Apr 2026
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Consultation
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Last checked 30 Aug 2026

Documents 44

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Urmston built-up area; Air quality management area 15 m away: Trafford AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
M41 0TZ
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Urmston
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Tang and Associates Ltd - Chartered Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 117 days from validation, 61 days slower than Trafford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

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

No public comments yet.

98 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14797197
Planning Portal ref
PP-14797197
Neighbours
7 Aug 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Trafford
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#142 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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