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.
9,921 approved · 1,165 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 39, Northbank Industrial Estate , Cadishead Way, Irlam, M44 5BL
Received Not published6 Gorse Road, Swinton, M27 5QZ
Received Not publishedSahal Court , 78A Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 1SR
Received Not published8 Powder Mill Close, Irlam, M44 6RR
Received Not publishedCanon Green Drive, Salford, M3 7DB
Received Not published8 Buile Hill Drive, Salford, M5 5LY
Received Not published63 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4DA
Received Not published20 Sheringham Drive, Swinton, M27 5QF
Received Not published3 Portland Road, Swinton, M27 5EQ
Received Not published39 Legh Street, Salford, M7 4EF
Received Not publishedLand Between Willows Road And, Whiteside Close, Salford
Received Not published2 Amberhill Way, Worsley, M28 1UP
Received Not published1 The Paddock, Worsley, M28 2QR
Received Not published18 Belper Road, Eccles, M30 7DG
Received Not published49 Grand Union Way, Eccles, M30 0LB
Received Not published20 Broom Lane, Salford, M7 4FX
Received Not published35 Brett Road, Worsley, M28 1JZ
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 published6 And 8 Legh Street, Salford, M7 4EF
Received Not published25 The Crescent , Worsley Road, Worsley, M28 2WY
Received Not published8 Leader Williams Road, Irlam, M44 6AU
Received Not publishedThe Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF
Received Not published16 Hastings Road, Eccles, M30 8JR
Received Not publishedEmbankment West, Off Salford Approach And New Kings Head Yard, Chapel Street, Salford
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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