Planning Application Submitted for £130m Carrington Relief Road

A planning application for the proposed Carrington relief road has been submitted to Trafford Council, following a six-week public consultation.

The council’s planning and development committee is expected to approve the scheme, which is designed to unlock development in the Carrington area.

The 2.7-mile road will run from north Partington to the existing Carrington Spur near Ashton on Mersey. The scheme will feature six new signal-controlled junctions and three wildlife and drainage ponds, with almost half of its route following the former Carrington petrochemical site’s existing road.

The project has been designed by Amey, under the One Trafford Partnership, in collaboration with Balfour Beatty. It forms a key part of the council’s Places for Everyone ‘New Carrington’ Master Plan, which envisions 5,000 new homes and 350,000 sqm of employment space by 2040. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2030, with completion slated for summer 2032.

Cllr Aidan Williams, Trafford Council’s executive member for climate change, said:

“The communities of Partington and Carrington have long suffered from poor accessibility, cut off from adjacent areas by the Ship Canal, River Mersey and narrow rural roads. This new route will reduce congestion, taking freight vehicles off unsuitable roads and, for the first time, provide safe, traffic-free walking and cycling links between Partington and Sale.”

Cllr Liz Patel, executive member for economy and regeneration, added:

“Carrington and Partington are a major focus for future growth and regeneration, and this new road is needed to enable that. I am particularly proud that, for much of its length, we are providing as much space for walking and wheeling as for powered vehicles, promoting active travel and alternative ways to move around.”