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.
10,275 approved · 1,203 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Between Mid-point Of Manchester Ship Canal And Liverpool Road, Eccles
Received Not published465 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 9RH
Received Not publishedNewhaven Business Park, Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0HH
Received Not published7 Farm Lane, Worsley, M28 2PU
Received Not publishedOmega Engineering Limited Phase 1 , Omega Drive, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5BD
Received Not publishedOmega Engineering Limited Phase 1 , Omega Drive, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5BD
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard , Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9PU
Received Not published5 Seddon Street, Little Hulton, M38 9RN
Received Not published25 Harrowby Road, Swinton, M27 5YR
Received Not published94 Chatsworth Road, Worsley, M28 2NT
Received Not publishedFormer Pilkington Tiles, Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8LP
Received Not publishedLand Off Highclove Lane , Boothstown, Salford, M28 1ZQ
Received Not published102A New Lane, Eccles, M30 7JE
Received Not published11 Blandford Avenue, Worsley, M28 2JE
Received Not published13 Portland Road, Swinton, M27 5EQ
Received Not publishedSite To The West Of Kenyon Way (and South Of The, Worsley Trading Estate), Little Hulton, M38 0EP
Received Not publishedThe Old Reading Room , Worsley Road, Worsley, M28 2NN
Received Not publishedCharles House, Albert Street, Eccles
Received Not publishedStott Lane Car Park, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD
Received Not publishedNewbank Tower, Flat 1 , Bridgewater Street, Salford, M3 7JZ
Received Not published172 Worsley Road, Eccles, M30 8LT
Received Not published24 Arkholme, Worsley, M28 1ZJ
Received Not published91-97 , Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4LG
Received Not published31 Dartford Avenue, Eccles, M30 8NF
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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