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5 Thorne Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 5PY

118268/HHA/26Householder applicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 30 March 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of first floor side and rear extension including Juliette balcony

Received
2 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Flixton
Agent
Maplin Studio Limited
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 5 Thorne Avenue Flixton Manchester M41 5PY. Trafford has handled 2,373 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Flixton. We hold 1,025 applications in total for the M41 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed first floor side and rear extension, by reason of its scale, height, massing, design and siting in close proximity to the common boundary with No.3 Thorne Avenue, would result in a cramped form of development and a loss of spaciousness that would harm the character and visual appearance of the street scene and the surrounding area. The proposal would not respect the character and identity of the locality in terms of its design, siting, size and scale and would be contrary to Policy JP- P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, the Council's adopted Supplementary Planning Document SPD4: A Guide for Designing House Extensions and Alterations, and policies in the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
M41 5PY
Application type
Householder application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Consultation start
5 February 2026
Consultation end
26 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
5 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 February 2026
Last date for comments
26 February 2026
Target decision date
30 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Maplin Studio Limited
Architect profile
MAPLIN STUDIO LIMITED
Agent address
15 Station Road Upminster RM14 2SJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14669138
Documents
15
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Trafford

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