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.
9,866 approved · 1,156 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Stirrup Gate, Worsley, M28 2UL
Received Not published46 Orchard Avenue, Worsley, M28 1FT
Received Not published28 King Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DG
Received Not published115 New Lane, Eccles, M30 7JW
Received Not published4 Newearth Road, Worsley, M28 7UU
Received Not published19 Ellesmere Road, Eccles, M30 9JY
Received Not published17 Valdene Drive, Worsley, M28 7HA
Received Not publishedLand At The Mews, Worsley
Received Not published6 Grovehurst, Swinton, M27 0DS
Received Not publishedWest One Retail Park, Unit 7 To 9A , West One Way, Salford, M50 1ZD
Received Not publishedCousins Furniture Store, A57 Regent Road, 1 North Phoebe Street, Salford, M5 4EA
Received Not published40 Fielders Way, Swinton, M27 6SL
Received Not published488 Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 8UR
Received Not published11A Cartmel Grove, Worsley, M28 2SF
Received Not published40 Hindburn Drive, Worsley, M28 1XY
Received Not publishedAirport House, Barton Aerodrome, Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 7SA
Received Not publishedStott Lane Car Park, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD
Received Not publishedFormer Eaton Works, Land East Of Worsley Road North, Walkden, M28 3QN
Received Not publishedFormer Blackfriar Inn, 13 King Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7HH
Received Not publishedWardley Hall - Former Stables, Coach House And Groundkeeper's Building - Not The Main Hall , Wardley Hall Road, Worsley, M28 2ND
Received Not publishedWardley Hall - Former Stables, Coach House And Groundkeeper's Building - Not The Main Hall , Wardley Hall Road, Worsley, M28 2ND
Received Not published244 Liverpool Road, Cadishead, M44 5DX
Received Not published721 Bolton Road, Swinton, M27 8FL
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 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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