Brownfield land in Trafford: 62 sites on the register
Part of development land in Greater Manchester — 2,321 sites across 10 councils.
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council has published 62 brownfield sites in Trafford on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 44.8 hectares.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Trafford register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Court, Stretford, M32 9QJ | 4.41 | — | permissioned |
| Chester House, 1 Boyer Street, Stretford, M16 0RE | 3.28 | — | not yet |
| Land off Bold Street, Old Trafford, M15 5PW | 3.28 | — | not yet |
| Crossford Court, Dane Road, Sale, M33 7BZ | 3.08 | — | permissioned |
| Land at Talbot Road, Stretford | 2.91 | — | not yet |
| Former Bakemark UK, Skerton Road, Old Trafford | 2.51 | — | not yet |
| Land at Oakfield Road (Altair) Moss Lane, Altrincham | 2.50 | — | permissioned |
| Globe Trading Estate, 88-118 Chorlton Road, Old Trafford, M15 4AL | 1.72 | — | permissioned |
Source: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 2 further entries repeat the area of a site already listed (councils often record a whole site's area against each phase), so that land is counted once. No site in Trafford states a dwelling capacity on the register, so no capacity figure is shown.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Trafford register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. The council has published no dwelling capacity for Trafford, so the yield here is yours to establish.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Trafford
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- How much brownfield land is there in Trafford?
- Where can I build houses in Trafford?
- Trafford land availability assessment
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