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.
10,703 approved · 1,247 refused · 567 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
King William Street, Salford, M50 3ZP
Received Not published11 Springclough Drive, Worsley, M28 3HS
Received Not publishedRegent Trading Estate, New Islington Mill , Oldfield Road, Salford, M3 5HW
Received Not published5 Burlington Road, Eccles, M30 9NB
Received Not published48 Cecil Road, Eccles, M30 0FZ
Received Not published11 Springclough Drive, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3HS
Received Not published40 Half Edge Lane, Eccles, M30 9BA
Received Not publishedFormer B And M Retail Ltd, 51 - 53 The Parade, Swinton, M27 4BH
Received Not publishedGlover Court , Leicester Avenue, Salford, M7 4HA
Received Not publishedAdvertising Right Primesight No 461 Gable Of 342, Great Cheetham Street East, Salford
Received Not publishedLand Between Clarendon Place And Eccles Congregational Church, Wellington Road, Eccles, M30 0NP
Received Not published9A Westminster Road, Eccles, M30 9HF
Received Not publishedOxcheek Farm, Cutnook Lane, Irlam, M44 5NA
Received Not published144 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not publishedFurness Quay, Salford, M50 3XZ
Received Not published490 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 4WE
Received Not published13 Orchard Avenue, Worsley, M28 1FT
Received Not published31 Upper Park Road, Salford, M7 4JB
Received Not published4 Ryecroft Avenue, Salford, M6 8DS
Received Not publishedLowry Outlet, The Quays, Salford, M50 3UB
Received Not publishedFurness Quay, Salford, M50 3XZ
Received Not published119 Ringlow Park Road, Swinton, M27 0HE
Received Not published1 Parkstone Lane, Worsley, M28 2PW
Received Not published18 Ashcroft Avenue, Salford, M6 7AW
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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