Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Salford City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,535 approved · 1,116 refused · 497 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
5 Abbey Grove, Eccles, M30 9QN
Received Not publishedLand To The Side Of 5 Hallview Way, Worsley, M28 0BF
Received Not publishedFormer Cutacre Open-cast Mining Site, Land To The South Of The A6 (Salford Road/Manchester Road West)
Received Not published53 Broughton Lane, Salford, M8 9UE
Received Not published65 Tootal Road, Salford, M5 5EG
Received Not published7 Edison Road, Eccles, M30 7AW
Received Not published2A Prospect Road, Cadishead, Manchester, M44 5AW
Received Not published39 Waybridge Industrial Estate , Daniel Adamson Road, Salford, M50 1DS
Received Not published4-26 Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4LE
Received Not publishedMesne Lea Primary School , Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 7FG
Received Not published345 Great Cheetham Street East, Salford, M7 4BP
Received Not published57 Wentworth Road, Swinton, M27 0BA
Received Not published19 Bedford Avenue, Worsley, M28 7GG
Received Not publishedLand North Of Simpson Grove And East Of Border Brook Lane , Worsley , M28 1LY
Received Not published8 Langham Road, Salford, M6 5DZ
Received Not published22 Edenfield Lane, Worsley, M28 2PP
Received Not publishedQueensmere, Pendlebury, M27 8FH
Received Not publishedSmith Fold Lane, Worsley, M28 0GP
Received Not publishedLand Formerly 178 And 180 , Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 1XU
Received Not publishedPavement Adjacent To Trafford Road, At Health Centre, Salford, M5 3SS
Received Not publishedPavement At Trafford Road , Dock Office Stop B, Salford, M5 3DJ
Received Not publishedPavement At Trafford Road , Dock Office Stop A , Salford , M50 3AA
Received Not publishedPavement At Trafford Road At Oasis Academy , Salford , M50 3UQ
Received Not publishedPavement At Trafford Road, Salford, M5 4EL
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Salford City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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