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.
10,558 approved · 1,232 refused · 558 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
81-85 Cleggs Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9WU
Received Not published375 Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 0EJ
Received Not published12 Briarfield Road, Worsley, M28 1GQ
Received Not published75 Nevile Road, Salford, M7 3PP
Received Not published1 Kingsway, Worsley, M28 7DE
Received Not published7 Irwell Place, Eccles, M30 0FH
Received Not publishedLand Junction Of East Lancashire Road And Shield Drive, Wardley Industrial Estate, Swinton
Received Not published8 Boothstown Drive, Worsley, M28 1UF
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 11 Fairfield Road, Cadishead, Manchester, M44 5HX
Received Not published250-252 , Lower Broughton Road, Salford, M7 2JX
Received Not published48 Stanley Road, Salford, M7 4HN
Received Not publishedPlot A3, New Bailey, Salford, M3 5EN
Received Not published2 Martin Street, Salford, M5 5JZ
Received Not publishedLand At The Junction Of Langworthy Road And , Eccles New Road , Salford, M5 4UF
Received Not published82 Church Street, Eccles, M30 0DA
Received Not published11 Clarendon Road, Swinton, M27 4BP
Received Not published2 Wardley Hall Lane, Worsley, M28 2RL
Received Not publishedLand West Of Adelphi Street And South Of Trinity Riverside, Salford.
Received Not published11 Austen Road, Eccles, M30 0HQ
Received Not publishedOaklands Hospital , 19 Lancaster Road, Salford, M6 8AQ
Received Not published1 Claughton Avenue, Worsley, M28 7UB
Received Not published1 Comus Street, Salford, M5 3BQ
Received Not publishedLand At Clarence Street, Lower Broughton, Salford, M7 1AH
Received Not published10 New Hall Avenue, Salford, M7 4JU
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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