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.
10,780 approved · 1,248 refused · 569 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Poet's Estate, Swinton, Salford, M27 0PU
Received Not published7 Brereton Drive, Worsley, M28 2GW
Received Not published17 Nelson Street, Broughton, Salford, M7 1NB
Received Not publishedCanon Green Drive, Salford, M3 7DB
Received Not published152 Greenleach Lane, Worsley, M28 2TS
Received Not publishedSite Of The Former Worsley New Hall, , Leigh Road, , Salford, M28 2LJ
Received Not published12 Barton Road, Worsley, M28 2PB
Received Not published66 Greylag Crescent, Worsley, M28 7AB
Received Not published43 Singleton Road, Salford, M7 4NA
Received Not published13 Firswood Drive, Swinton, M27 5QY
Received Not published1 Cambridge Grove, Eccles, M30 9AP
Received Not published90 Wyre Drive, Worsley, M28 1HN
Received Not publishedPendleton Regeneration Area - Phase 3, , Liverpool Street, , Salford , M5 4BJ
Received Not publishedMiddlewood Locks , Land North Of Middlewood Street, And East Of Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4GU
Received Not published16 Granary Lane, Worsley, M28 2PH
Received Not published2 Heywood Street, Swinton, M27 0WD
Received Not published2 Hanover Gardens, Salford, M7 4FQ
Received Not publishedLiverpool Street, Salford, M5 4BJ
Received Not publishedPort Salford Way, Eccles
Received Not published4 Nadine Street, Salford, M6 5WG
Received Not published38 Highfield Road, Salford, M6 5JZ
Received Not published56 Stickens Lock Lane, Irlam, M44 6RG
Received Not published4 Hartley Grove, Irlam, M44 6HL
Received Not published1 Parksway, Swinton, M27 4JN
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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