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.
10,080 approved · 1,179 refused · 538 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 Boothstown Drive, Worsley, M28 1UF
Received Not published16 Ryecroft Lane, Worsley, M28 2PN
Received Not published1 Mulberry Court, Mulberry Road, Salford
Received Not publishedGreek Orthodox Church , Bury New Road, Salford, M7 4EY
Received Not publishedFormer Castle Irwell Student Village, Cromwell Road, Salford, M6 6DB
Received Not publishedBroadway Roundabout , Salford Quays, Salford , M50 3BG
Received Not published13 Granary Lane, Worsley, M28 2PH
Received Not published18 East Lynn Drive, Worsley, M28 3WF
Received Not publishedFormer Barton Sports Club, Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0FR
Received Not published48 Kansas Avenue, Salford, M50 2GL
Received Not publishedSalford City Council, City Secretary And Solicitors Department , Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5DA
Received Not publishedRegent Trading Estate, New Islington Mill , Oldfield Road, Salford, M3 5HW
Received Not publishedLand North Of Junction Of Colgate Lane, Trafford Road, Salford
Received Not publishedOpposite 3 Cromwell Road, Irlam , M44 5AB
Received Not published340 Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 2FT
Received Not published149 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not published149 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not published39 May Road, Swinton, M27 5FS
Received Not publishedMiddlewood Locks , Land North Of Middlewood Street, And East Of Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4GU
Received Not published61 Cromwell Road, Eccles, M30 0GX
Received Not publishedErie Basin, Salford Quays
Received Not published159 Liverpool Road, M44 6DA
Received Not publishedLand At Orchard Street, Salford, M6 6FL
Received Not published22 Wellington Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4BR
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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