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.
10,339 approved · 1,216 refused · 550 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Vita Salford , Seaford Road, Salford, M6 6AQ
Received Not publishedPlot B7 Salford Central Masterplan. At Land Southwest Off New Bailey Street
Received Not published12 West Drive, Swinton, M27 4ED
Received Not published23 Woodgarth Lane, Worsley, M28 2PS
Received Not published52 Waterpark Road, Salford, M7 4ET
Received Not published71 Singleton Road, Salford, M7 4LX
Received Not publishedLeamington Road Adjacent To 4 Newbury Drive, Eccles
Received Not publishedOpposite 93, Grasmere Crescent, Eccles
Received Not published4 Marlow Drive, Swinton, M27 5GS
Received Not published10 Crombouke Fold, Worsley, M28 1ZE
Received Not publishedBUPA Car Park, King William Enterprise Park, King William Street, Salford, M50 3XE
Received Not publishedFormer Barton Sports Club, Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0FR
Received Not published51 Old Hall Road, Salford, M7 4JF
Received Not publishedFlat Above , 272 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 7FG
Received Not published26 Sapling Road, Swinton, M27 0BZ
Received Not published5 Heathland Road, Salford, M7 3GD
Received Not publishedMulvaneys, 40 St Stephen Street, Salford, M3 6AY
Received Not publishedWorsley Hall Nurseries And Garden Centre, Gardeners Cottage, Leigh Road, Worsley, M28 2LJ
Received Not published4 The Westlands, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 5FT
Received Not published94 Hazelhurst Road, Worsley, M28 2SP
Received Not publishedStreet Record, Liverpool Road, Barton, Eccles, Manchester
Received Not publishedUnit P, Highfield Road Industrial Estate, Highfield Road, Little Hulton, M38 9ST
Received Not published17 Allenby Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5EA
Received Not published3 Cleveland Avenue, Salford, M6 8AH
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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