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.
10,249 approved · 1,196 refused · 545 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 Hazelhurst Fold, Worsley, M28 2JU
Received Not published101 Ellenbrook Road, Worsley, M28 1ES
Received Not published2 Lambton Road, Worsley, M28 2ST
Received Not published15 Woodford Drive, Swinton, M27 9UA
Received Not published3 Orient Road, Salford, M6 8LB
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Trinity Way, Blackfriars Road, Bury Street And Garden Lane, Salford
Received Not published3 Cherrywood Close, Worsley, M28 7WA
Received Not published263 Bolton Road, Worsley, M28 3QB
Received Not published12 New Hall Avenue, Eccles, M30 7LE
Received Not published57 Vicars Hall Gardens, Worsley, M28 1HW
Received Not published120 - 122 Church Street, Eccles, M30 0LS
Received Not publishedUniversity Of Salford, Peru Street, Salford, M3 6EQ
Received Not publishedSainsburys Supermarket, 100 Regent Road, Salford, M5 4QU
Received Not published1 Pensby Close, Swinton, M27 8SQ
Received Not publishedGerald Road, Salford
Received Not published14 Saltire Gardens, Salford, M7 4BG
Received Not publishedMiddlewood LocksTerritory B , Salford
Received Not published1 Kempnough Hall Road, Worsley, M28 2QP
Received Not published27 Thorn Road, Swinton, M27 5QU
Received Not published2 Acacia Avenue, Swinton, M27 5GX
Received Not publishedHousehold Waste Recycling Centre , Boysnope Wharf, Eccles, M30 7RH
Received Not published46 Wesley Street, Swinton, M27 6AD
Received Not publishedFrederick Road /, Lower Broughton Road, Higher Broughton, Salford, M7 2JS
Received Not publishedSite At Mocha Parade, Lower Broughton Road, Salford, M7 1QE
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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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