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.
10,763 approved · 1,247 refused · 568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Southway, Eccles, M30 0LJ
Received Not publishedUniversity Of Salford, Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6PU
Received Not published130 Boothshall Way, Worsley, M28 1UX
Received Not publishedAirport House, Barton Aerodrome, Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7SA
Received Not published63 Weaste Road, Salford, M5 5HL
Received Not published447 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 4LE
Received Not publishedLand Off Judd Grove, (Phase 2B Bellway Edenfields), Boothstown, Worsley, M28 1GF
Received Not publishedLand Off Highclove Lane , Boothstown, Salford, M28 1ZQ
Received Not publishedLand Off Judd Grove, (Phase 2B Bellway Edenfields), Boothstown, Worsley, M28 1GF
Received Not published19 Rutland Road, Eccles, M30 9FA
Received Not published69 Folly Lane, Swinton, M27 0DE
Received Not published74 Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4LT
Received Not published2 Highfield Drive, Swinton, M27 4JR
Received Not published55 Queen Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DQ
Received Not publishedLand East Of The Corner, Wellington Street East, Salford, M7 2AX
Received Not publishedOld Hall Lodge , Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 2NH
Received Not published46 Manor Road, Salford, M6 8QN
Received Not published3 Cornwall Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5FJ
Received Not published32-36 , Church Street, Eccles, M30 0DF
Received Not publishedLand At Kara Street And Liverpool Street, Salford, M6 5GG
Received Not published28 Broad Street, Salford, M6 5BY
Received Not publishedLand West Of Adelphi Street And South Of Trinity Riverside, Salford.
Received Not publishedLand West Of Adelphi Street And South Of Trinity Riverside, Salford.
Received Not published3 Astley Road, Irlam, M44 6AB
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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