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.
10,524 approved · 1,230 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
155 Mossfield Road, Swinton, M27 9TU
Received Not published82 George Street South, Salford, M7 4PQ
Received Not publishedFormer Cinema, Clippers Quay, Salford, M5 2XP
Received Not published82 Greenleach Lane, Worsley, M28 2TU
Received Not publishedDavid Lewis Recreation Ground, Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6AW
Received Not published30 Lawnswood Drive, Swinton, M27 5NH
Received Not published112A Bolton Road, Worsley, M28 3BW
Received Not publishedFormer Blackfriars Inn And Adjcent Building, Blackfriars Road, Salford, M3 7DB
Received Not publishedFormer Blackfriars Inn And Adjcent Building, Blackfriars Road, Salford, M3 7DB
Received Not publishedLand Off Lansdowne Road, Eccles, M30 9PD
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To The AJ Bell Stadium, Eccles, M30 7EY
Received Not published50 Overlinks Drive, Salford, M6 7PF
Received Not published11 And 15 Carnarvon Street, Salford, M7 4QH
Received Not published23 Warren Drive, Swinton, M27 0EA
Received Not publishedSt James House, Pendleton Way, Salford, M6 5JA
Received Not publishedLand To The South Of Manchester Ship Canal , And West Of Barton Bridge, , Trafford Way, , Trafford Park,
Received Not publishedAdvertising Right Adjacent 593 , Manchester Road, Worsley, M27 9QJ
Received Not published17 Wensley Road, Salford, M7 3GJ
Received Not published17 Wensley Road, Salford, M7 3GJ
Received Not publishedEducation Offices, Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5LE
Received Not published215 Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5SF
Received Not published23 Ludlow Avenue, Swinton, M27 8HT
Received Not published270 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 7FG
Received Not publishedOptions House , Atkin Street , Worsley , M28 3DG
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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