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9,591 approved · 1,121 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13 Ratcliffe Avenue, Irlam, M44 6WD
Received Not published15 Park Avenue, Swinton, M27 4TZ
Received Not published6 Langtree Close, Worsley, M28 7XT
Received Not published4 Quaker Lane, Eccles, M30 9FR
Received Not publishedArticle 16, Euro House, Overbridge Road, Salford, M7 1SL
Received Not publishedFaulkner House, Elm Street, Swinton, M27 6AJ
Received Not published20 Shawbrook Avenue, Worsley, M28 7UE
Received Not publishedGateway Building , 5 Anchorage Quay, Salford, M50 3XE
Received Not publishedUniversity Of Salford, Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT
Received Not publishedRed Rose Retail Park, Unit 2 , Regent Road, Salford, M5 3GR
Received Not published5 Peel Drive, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 0EJ
Received Not published197 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0QW
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Cleminson St To North, New Bailey St To East, River Irwell To South-east, Trinity Way And North Star Drive To South And Adelphi St To West; Known As Salford Central, Extending To 17.7 Hectares., M3 5JT
Received Not publishedThe Poet's Estate, Swinton, Salford, M27 0PU
Received Not publishedDisused Brownfield Site To The North Of A6144, Manchester Road, Carrington
Received Not published1A Bradford Road, Eccles, M30 9FB
Received Not publishedUnit 3, Ashtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard, Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, M38 9PU
Received Not published4A Stafford Road, Eccles, M30 9HW
Received Not published80 Cavendish Road, Eccles, M30 9EF
Received Not publishedLand At Corner Of Greengate West And Bridgewater Street, Salford, M3 7EJ
Received Not publishedStelen Farm, Astley Moss, Astley M29 7LY
Received Not publishedLand Off Cromwell Road, Castle Irwell, Salford, M6 6DA
Received Not publishedFormer Castle Irwell Student Village, Cromwell Road, Salford, M6 6DB
Received Not publishedDock Office, Ground Floor Part Room 12 , Trafford Road, Salford, M50 3XB
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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