Which ward in Trafford has the highest planning approval rate?

Davyhulme East at 94.5% based on 290 decisions.

Which ward in Trafford has the lowest planning approval rate?

Old Trafford at 70.1% based on 117 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Trafford?

There is a 24.4% gap between Davyhulme East and Old Trafford. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Trafford

Planning outcomes in Trafford are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 24.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

13,295 real decisions·33 wards·Updated March 2026

All 33 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Davyhulme East	290	274	16	94.5%
2	Brooklands	640	601	39	93.9%
3	Village	260	243	17	93.5%
4	St Marys	304	283	21	93.1%
5	Timperley	454	422	32	93.0%
6	Ashton On Mersey	335	311	24	92.8%
7	Timperley North	243	225	18	92.6%
8	Stretford	249	230	19	92.4%
9	Flixton	479	442	37	92.3%
10	Bucklow St Martins	345	317	28	91.9%
11	Hale Central	642	585	57	91.1%
12	Priory	366	333	33	91.0%
13	Gorse Hill	297	270	27	90.9%
14	Davyhulme West	271	245	26	90.4%
15	Hale Barns	713	644	69	90.3%
16	Broadheath	768	692	76	90.1%
17	Bowdon	1,077	953	124	88.5%
18	Timperley Central	203	178	25	87.7%
19	Sale Moor	504	441	63	87.5%
20	Urmston	497	424	73	85.3%
21	Manor	255	217	38	85.1%
22	Longford	572	483	89	84.4%
23	Hale	419	353	66	84.2%
24	Altrincham	963	806	157	83.7%
25	Stretford & Humphrey Park	185	154	31	83.2%
26	Davyhulme	178	148	30	83.1%
27	Hale Barns & Timperley South	489	406	83	83.0%
28	Clifford	192	159	33	82.8%
29	Ashton Upon Mersey	215	178	37	82.8%
30	Lostock & Barton	206	169	37	82.0%
31	Sale Central	236	186	50	78.8%
32	Gorse Hill & Cornbrook	264	206	58	78.0%
33	Old Trafford	117	82	35	70.1%

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What the data tells us

A 24.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. Davyhulme East approves 94.5% of applications while Old Trafford approves just 70.1%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 13,295 planning decisions in Trafford, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Trafford Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →