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.
10,481 approved · 1,229 refused · 553 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Off Highclove Lane , Boothstown, Salford, M28 1ZQ
Received Not published142 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not published142 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not published78 Ringlow Park Road, Swinton, M27 0HB
Received Not publishedErie Basin, Salford Quays
Received Not publishedEmbankment West, Off Salford Approach And New Kings Head Yard, Chapel Street, Salford
Received Not published5 Hampden Grove, Eccles, M30 0QU
Received Not publishedUnit 4 Trafford Road , Quays Campus , Salford Quays, M5 3AW
Received Not published111-113 , Monton Road, Eccles, M30 9HQ
Received Not publishedUnits G24 And G25, Lowry Designer Outlet, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AG
Received Not publishedUnit 4 Old Co Op Buildings , High Street, Worsley, M28 3JH
Received Not publishedLand West Of Adelphi Street And South Of Trinity Riverside, Salford.
Received Not published12 Granary Lane, Worsley, M28 2PH
Received Not published7 Chaseley Road, Salford, M6 7DZ
Received Not published41 Leamington Road, Eccles, M30 8NE
Received Not publishedSite Of New Apartments, Barton Road, Eccles
Received Not publishedRoe Green Cricket Club , Beesley Green, Worsley, M28 2QW
Received Not publishedLand Opposite , 11-25 Knights Grove, Swinton
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Plot A5 Of Salford Central Masterplan, Stanley Street, Salford
Received Not publishedBlock B, Sentinel House, Peel Street, Eccles, M30 0NJ
Received Not publishedLand West Off, Lumns Lane, Clifton, Swinton
Received Not published8 Rutland Road, Eccles, M30 9FA
Received Not published11 Cotton Fields, Worsley, M28 3UA
Received Not published22 Maple Road, Swinton, M27 5GU
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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