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.
10,484 approved · 1,229 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 Ferryhill Road, Irlam, M44 6DD
Received Not published3 Fairfield Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5HX
Received Not publishedNarbonne House, 17 Corporation Road, Eccles, M30 0YJ
Received Not publishedTrafford Article 16, 750 Chester Road, Stretford, M32 0FF, Trafford
Received Not published159-161 Monton Road, Eccles, M30 9GS
Received Not publishedLaburnum Court Nursing Home, Priory Grove, Salford, M7 2HT
Received Not publishedVarn House , Brinell Drive, Irlam, M44 5BL
Received Not published7 Holden Road, Salford, M7 4NL
Received Not publishedLand Off Highclove Lane , Boothstown, Salford, M28 1ZQ
Received Not published3 Trenant Road, Salford, M6 7FS
Received Not published9 Orvietto Avenue, Salford, M6 8FD
Received Not published196 Station Road, Swinton, M27 6BY
Received Not publishedLand At Bridge Street, New Bailey Street, Riverside Estate, Salford, M3 5AA
Received Not published31 Camp Street, Salford, M7 1LG
Received Not publishedAgecroft Commerce Park , Agecroft Road, Swinton, M27 8UJ
Received Not publishedAgecroft Commerce Park, Agecroft Road, Swinton, M27 8UJ
Received Not publishedArticle 16, Prestwich Golf Club, Hilton Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9XB, Bury, Salford
Received Not publishedThe Old Fire Station , Clarendon Road, Irlam, M44 5ZA
Received Not published16 Castleton Road, Salford, M7 4GU
Received Not publishedThe Victoria , 150-158 The Quays, Salford, M50 3SP
Received Not published82 Broadway, Irlam, M44 6DQ
Received Not published51 Cavendish Road, Salford, M7 4WP
Received Not published17 Alexander Gardens, Salford, M7 1RY
Received Not published34 Reginald Street, Swinton, M27 9UP
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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