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.
10,237 approved · 1,195 refused · 544 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
41 Deans Road, Swinton, M27 0JA
Received Not published85 Singleton Road, Salford, M7 4LX
Received Not published2 Mesne Lea Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 7EU
Received Not publishedArticle 16, NCP Car Park Manchester Central, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3GX
Received Not publishedClifton Materials Recycling Facility, Former Pilkington Tiles, Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton, M27 8LP
Received Not published37 Northumberland Street, Salford, M7 4DQ
Received Not publishedClifton Materials Recycling Facility, Former Pilkington Tiles, Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton, M27 8LP
Received Not publishedThe White Lion , 162 Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9UU
Received Not published14 Woodside Avenue, Worsley, M28 3HR
Received Not published15 Burnside Avenue, Salford, M6 8NS
Received Not published274 Moor Lane, Salford, M7 3QN
Received Not published55 Queen Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DQ
Received Not published55 Queen Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DQ
Received Not published103 - 105 Eccles New Road, Salford, M5 4RX
Received Not published16 Hilton Square, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 4DB
Received Not published40 Crossfield Drive, Worsley, M28 2QQ
Received Not published131 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not published2 Oakwood Drive, Salford, M6 7NQ
Received Not published13 Cavendish Road, Eccles, M30 9JZ
Received Not publishedLand At Ashton's Field Farm, Off Grosvenor Road, Walkden, M28 3RP
Received Not published71 Verdun Road, Eccles, M30 8HJ
Received Not published35 Gore Avenue, Salford, M5 5LR
Received Not published8 The Moorings, Worsley, M28 2QE
Received Not publishedHarcourt Street, Worsley, M28 3GN
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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