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.
10,046 approved · 1,177 refused · 537 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Windmill, 690 Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 8FH
Received Not published6 Bowden Road, Swinton, M27 5FP
Received Not publishedThe Chippy, 5 Moorfield Road, Swinton, M27 0FL
Received Not published3 Enfield Road, Eccles, M30 9NF
Received Not published15 Stickens Lock Lane, Irlam, M44 6RG
Received Not published3 Sterndale Road, Worsley, M28 1JQ
Received Not published197 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5EQ
Received Not published250 Leigh Road, Worsley, M28 1LF
Received Not publishedSalford City Football Club , Moor Lane, Salford, M7 3PZ
Received Not published31 Langland Drive, Eccles, M30 7NJ
Received Not published188 Monton Road, Eccles, M30 9PY
Received Not published2 Brentwood Road, Swinton, M27 0EE
Received Not published8 Kempnough Hall Road, Worsley, M28 2GN
Received Not publishedPeel Mill Cottage, Peel Lane, Little Hulton, M28 0EL
Received Not publishedThe Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF
Received Not published6 Scott Avenue, Eccles, M30 8AS
Received Not publishedDavid Lewis Recreation Ground, Wallness Road, Salford, M6 6AW
Received Not publishedAdvertisement At Junction Of Trinity Way And Springfield Lane , Salford, M3 7DW
Received Not publishedLand At Trinity Way , Salford, M3 7DW
Received Not publishedBrentwood Court, 11 - 15 Sandwich Road, Eccles, M30 9GX
Received Not publishedLand Between Regent Road And, Goodiers Drive, Salford, M5 4QX
Received Not publishedAdelphi Court , North George Street, Salford, M3 6HT
Received Not published21 Parrfold Avenue, Worsley, M28 7HD
Received Not published3 Church Avenue, Salford, M6 5RB
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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