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.
9,591 approved · 1,120 refused · 502 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 Phoebe Street, Salford, M5 3PJ
Received Not published78 Liverpool Road, Irlam, M44 6FN
Received Not published6 Bray Avenue, Eccles, M30 8WN
Received Not published41 Ranelagh Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 4HG
Received Not publishedAmscreen , Unit H1 , Logistics North , Bolton, BL5 1FQ
Received Not published21 Broom Lane, Salford, M7 4EQ
Received Not published31 Leamington Road, Eccles, M30 8NE
Received Not published13 Cavendish Road, Eccles, M30 9JZ
Received Not publishedStott Lane Car Park, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD
Received Not published12 Welbeck Road, Eccles, M30 9EH
Received Not publishedStott Lane Car Park, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD
Received Not publishedLand At Kara Street And Liverpool Street, Salford, M6 5GG
Received Not publishedPlot A3, New Bailey, Salford, M3 5EN
Received Not publishedCK Wholesale, Unit 2, Wardley Industrial Estate, Holloway Drive, Worsley, M28 2LA
Received Not published54 Highfield Road, Salford, M6 5LA
Received Not published14 Alpha Street West, Salford, M6 5NR
Received Not published35 Fairmount Road, Swinton, M27 0EP
Received Not published159-161 Monton Road, Eccles, M30 9GS
Received Not publishedAlbert Vaults , 169-171 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 6AD
Received Not published34 Woodstock Drive, Worsley, M28 2WW
Received Not publishedAldi, 51 Swinton Hall Road, Swinton, M27 4BL
Received Not publishedAldi, 51 Swinton Hall Road, Swinton, M27 4BL
Received Not published6 Safflower Avenue, Swinton, M27 9LA
Received Not publishedCanon Green Drive, Salford, M3 7DB
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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