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.
9,645 approved · 1,124 refused · 506 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land 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 publishedFurness Quay, Salford, M50 3XZ
Received Not publishedDelphian House, New Bailey Street, Salford, M3 5AP
Received Not published12A Half Edge Lane, Eccles, M30 9GJ
Received Not published1 The Drive, Salford, M7 3ND
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Trinity Way, Blackfriars Road, Bury Street And Garden Lane, Salford
Received Not published13 Sunningdale Drive, Salford, M6 7PH
Received Not published5 Hulme Street, Salford, M5 4PX
Received Not published11 Kirkstone Avenue, Worsley, M28 7JL
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard , Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9PU
Received Not published57 Glen Avenue, Worsley, M28 2RP
Received Not publishedPlots C1, D1 And E1 , Blue, Mediacityuk, Salford, M50 2EQ
Received Not publishedUnit 1 At 307 , Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9XH
Received Not publishedLand Surrounding , Stanley Street Bound By Trinity Way, Irwell Street And , River Irwell, M3 5DA
Received Not publishedLand Formerly 58, Liverpool Road, Cadishead, M44 5AF
Received Not published27 Ashford Avenue, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0EZ
Received Not published4 Saddlecote, Worsley, M28 2HB
Received Not published6 Francis Avenue, Worsley, M28 3HY
Received Not published5 Tootal Road, Salford, M5 5HJ
Received Not publishedFormer Broadway Inn, 33-35 Broadway, Salford, M50 2UW
Received Not publishedEmmaus House , 101 Fitzwarren Street, Salford, M6 5RQ
Received Not publishedBUPA Car Park, King William Enterprise Park, King William Street, Salford
Received Not publishedBUPA Car Park, King William Enterprise Park, King William Street, Salford
Received Not published274 Moor Lane, Salford, M7 3QN
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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