Old Cock 1300 Chester Road Stretford Manchester M32 9AU Data via plota.co.uk

119181/PMA/26 - Prior Approval Class MA Refused

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 11 no. residential units (Use Class C3) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 May 2026
✓
Validated
28 May 2026
✓
Consultation
28 May 2026
✗
Refused
23 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Trafford AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Stretford built-up area; Green belt 35 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £725,000 in October 2025. Other property, leasehold.

31 October 2025£725,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area1,041 m² (11,205 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 92)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Trafford
Application type
Prior Approval Class MA
Postcode
M32 9AU
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Stretford & Humphrey Park
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
PHD Design
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 24% 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.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
28 May 2026
Consultation
28 May 2026
Comments by
18 Jun 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: 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.