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.
9,896 approved · 1,160 refused · 526 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unicorn, 539 Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7BY
Received Not published10 Hastings Road, Eccles, M30 8JR
Received Not published8 Redington Close, Worsley, M28 1UJ
Received Not published229-231 , Bolton Road, Salford, M6 7HP
Received Not published25 Alfred Avenue, Worsley, M28 2TX
Received Not publishedThe Spinney , 482 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 2WH
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 99 Hazelhurst Road, Worsley, M28 2SW
Received Not published3 Chessington Rise, Swinton, M27 8LB
Received Not publishedSt Josephs Roman Catholic Church And Presbytery, St Josephs Drive, Salford, M5 3JP
Received Not publishedSt Johns Court, Wellington Street West, Salford, M7 2EH
Received Not published145 Eccles New Road, Salford, M5 4QQ
Received Not published4 Tully Street, Salford, M7 4PA
Received Not published40 Ridyard Street, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9WE
Received Not published29 Wardley Industrial Estate , Shield Drive, Worsley, M28 2QB
Received Not publishedThe Church Of St Mary The Virgin, Ellenbrook Road, Worsley, M28 1FR
Received Not published22 Wyndham Avenue, Swinton, M27 6PY
Received Not publishedFormer Manchester Racecourse Turnstiles Building, Cromwell Road, Salford, M6 6DB
Received Not published7 Barton Hall Avenue, Eccles, M30 7GS
Received Not published4 Clifton Drive, Worsley, M27 9GX
Received Not publishedParr Bridge Works , Mosley Common Road , Tyldesley , M29 8PR
Received Not publishedSharp Street, Worsley
Received Not publishedTrafford Road , Nearr Junction Of Elmira Way , Salford , M50 3WL
Received Not publishedTrafford Road, Near Jennings Avenue , Salford , Ordsall , M5 3JR
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Raspberry Lane, Chatmoss, M44 5NA
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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