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.
10,121 approved · 1,187 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Surrounding , Stanley Street Bound By Trinity Way, Irwell Street And , River Irwell, M3 5DA
Received Not publishedAdvert Site Off Trenam Place And , Albion Way, Salford, M5 4BF
Received Not published192 Moor Lane, Salford, M7 3PZ
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 published14 Norwood Drive, Swinton, M27 0EN
Received Not published7 Great Cheetham Street West, Salford, M7 2JB
Received Not published1 Wilton Road, Salford, M6 8FR
Received Not published11 Dudley Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5DY
Received Not publishedThe Spinney , 482 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 2WH
Received Not published6 Peel Grove Land To The Rear Of Fronting Lumber Lane, Worsley, M28 2JN
Received Not publishedThe Poet's Estate, Swinton, Salford, M27 0PU
Received Not publishedPlot 1 New Bailey / Plots B2/B3 Salford Central Masterplan At Land Southwest New Bailey Street And Southeast Salford Central Station , M3 5ET
Received Not publishedM And J Motors , Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0HX
Received Not published105 Wyre Drive, Worsley, M28 1HN
Received Not publishedNewton Annexe, University Of Salford, University Road, Salford
Received Not published207 Langworthy Road, Salford, M6 5PW
Received Not publishedBrookland House , 3-5 Vere Street, Salford, M50 2GQ
Received Not published12 Ferryhill Road, Irlam, M44 6DD
Received Not publishedThe Old Station House , Station Road, Irlam, M44 5ZR
Received Not published90 Hopefold Drive, Worsley, M28 3PW
Received Not published59 St Georges Crescent, Salford, M6 8JN
Received Not published69 Chatsworth Road, Swinton, M28 2WS
Received Not published6 Vernon Road, Salford, M7 4NW
Received Not published16 Ellendale Grange, Worsley, M28 7UX
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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