Verge Adjacent To Where Wheel Forge Way Meets Ashburton Road West Trafford Park M17 1QS Data via plota.co.uk

119601/FUL/26 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of a 200kW Energy Storage System (ESS) (Battery Box) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
22 Jul 2026
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Consultation
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Old Trafford built-up area; Air quality management area 21 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, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
M17 1QS
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Gorse Hill & Cornbrook
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 5 days faster than Trafford's median of 61 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Trafford in the last twelve months, from validation. Trafford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15084330
Planning Portal ref
PP-15084330
Neighbours
24 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 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