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9,591 approved · 1,121 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
136 Weaste Lane, Salford, M5 5JJ
Received Not published7 Portland Road, Swinton, M27 5EQ
Received Not publishedPlot D3 , White, Media City Uk, Salford, M50 2EQ
Received Not published2 King Edwards Buildings, Bury Old Road, Salford, M7 4QJ
Received Not published32 Devonshire Road, Salford, M6 8HY
Received Not publishedCheshill Court , 1 Cheshill Court, Marlborough Road, Salford, M7 4SD
Received Not publishedUnits 5 And 6 , Overman Way, Agecroft, Salford, M27 8UJ
Received Not publishedNational Construction Demolition, Pilkingtons Site, 346 Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8LJ
Received Not published159-161 Monton Road, Eccles, M30 9GS
Received Not publishedGateway Building , 5 Anchorage Quay, Salford, M50 3XE
Received Not published4-26 Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4LE
Received Not published8, 12 Graham Crescent And, 9,11 The Vista, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5DU
Received Not publishedOakhill Court, Mandley Park Avenue, Salford, M7 4BX
Received Not published9 Howard Avenue, Eccles, M30 9GF
Received Not published120 Fitzwarren Street, Salford, M6 5RS
Received Not published4 Glen Avenue, Worsley, M28 2RQ
Received Not published5 Abbey Grove, Eccles, M30 9QN
Received Not published8 Portland Road, Eccles, M30 9DP
Received Not publishedRyall Avenue, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3HX
Received Not publishedBrassington Avenue, Salford, M5 3JX
Received Not publishedClifton Green, The Green, Clifton, Swinton
Received Not publishedBelz Community Centre , 28-30, Broom Lane, Salford, M7 4FX
Received Not publishedHousehold Waste Recycling Centre, Boysnope Wharf, Eccles, M30 7RH
Received Not published6 Blantyre Road, Swinton, M27 5ER
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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