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Allowed22 December 20253367470

Voltage Park, Manchester Road, Carrington, Trafford, M31 4BR

Planning appeal 3367470 at Voltage Park, Manchester Road, Carrington, Trafford, M31 4BR (Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 22 December 2025 by Inspector Davies B, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is therefore whether the proposal accords with the development plan when considered as a whole and, if not, whether there are material planning considerations that indicate a decision should be made that is not in accordance with the development plan.

for the construction of new employment units within Class B8, with ancillary offices as well as car parking, service yards, landscaping, ancillary structures and associated works

Authority
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Davies B
Postcode
M31 4BR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is therefore whether the proposal accords with the development plan when considered as a whole and, if not, whether there are material planning considerations that indicate a decision should be made that is not in accordance with the development plan.

What decided it

The substantial benefits of delivering over 500 jobs and redeveloping a large brownfield employment allocation outweighed the moderate-weight conflict with Policy JPA 30's masterplan requirement.

The moderate harm from conflict with Policy JPA 30 (masterplan non-compliance) was outweighed by the substantial benefits of brownfield employment development, job creation and biodiversity net gain, so the balance tipped in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy JP Allocation 30 (JPA 30)JP-Strat11JP-Strat-9JP-C8JP-Strat 14L4JP-D2JP-G8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116Paragraph 193Paragraph 58Paragraph 57Paragraph 125

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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