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9,591 approved · 1,121 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Maple House , Cemetery Road, Salford, M5 5WG
Received Not published12 Valdene Drive, Worsley, M28 7GA
Received Not publishedCross Keys Hotel, 31 Church Road, Eccles, M30 0DL
Received Not published3 Cavendish Road, Eccles, M30 9JZ
Received Not published55 Westbourne Road, Eccles, M30 8DE
Received Not publishedLand Bound By Greengate, New Bridge Street And River Irwell, Greengate, Salford
Received Not published89 Bolton Road, Salford, M6 7HN
Received Not published58 Tootal Drive, Salford, M5 5ER
Received Not publishedHope Cottage Farm , Astley Road, Irlam, M44 5LG
Received Not published286 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0RZ
Received Not published12 Standfield Shopping Centre, Worsley, M28 1FB
Received Not published11 Peel Mount, Salford, M6 6AF
Received Not publishedTelecommunications Mast, Wynne Street, Salford
Received Not publishedUnits L1 To L3, Lyntown Trading Estate, Lynwell Road, Eccles, M30 9QG
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard , Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9PU
Received Not publishedAlcock House, Unit 1, Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5DZ
Received Not published28 Ellenbrook Road, Worsley, M28 1FZ
Received Not published34 Egerton Road, Worsley, M28 3JY
Received Not published143 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not published11 Adamson Road, Eccles, M30 7EQ
Received Not published29 Kirkman Avenue, Eccles, M30 7AH
Received Not published30 Landrace Drive, Worsley, M28 1UY
Received Not publishedThe Poet's Estate, Swinton, Salford, M27 0PU
Received Not published5 Maple Grove, Worsley, M28 7ED
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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