Verge Adjacent To Junction Of Lake Road And Trafford Park Road Trafford Park M17 1NJ Data via plota.co.uk

119600/FUL/26 - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

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

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Sept 2026, from Trafford's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 16 m away: Trafford Ecology Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Old Trafford built-up area; Priority habitat 17 m away: Deciduous woodland; Air quality management area 18 m away: Trafford AQMA.
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
M17 1NJ
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Gorse Hill & Cornbrook
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Trafford usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 542 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
91decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083622
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 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