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.
10,796 approved · 1,251 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Boundary Methodist Church, Boundary Road, Irlam, M44 6ER
Received Not publishedPlot A5 Located On The South Side Of Stanley Street To The West Of Plot, A4 (Premier Inn Stanley Street) And The East Of Plot A6
Received Not publishedWharton Primary School , Rothwell Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9XA
Received Not publishedFirst & Second Floors , 78-82 Church Street, Eccles, M30 0DA
Received Not publishedOrchard House , Beesley Green, Worsley, M28 2QW
Received Not published18 Irvine Avenue, Worsley, M28 1LJ
Received Not publishedUnivar, 1 Steuber Drive, Irlam, M44 5AL
Received Not published103 Hazelhurst Road, Worsley, M28 2SW
Received Not published2 Ravensdale Gardens, Eccles, M30 9JD
Received Not publishedRed Lion , 296 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 9UW
Received Not published8 Whitegate Drive, Clifton, Swinton, M27 8RE
Received Not publishedErie Basin, Salford Quays
Received Not published18 Sapling Road, Swinton, M27 0BZ
Received Not publishedThe Star Inn, 140 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0WZ
Received Not publishedLand North Of Senior Street, Springfield Lane, Salford
Received Not published35 Brown Street, Salford, M6 5RY
Received Not publishedCity Suites, 16 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 7NH
Received Not published9 Oaklands Road, Swinton, M27 0ED
Received Not published1 Millcrest Close, Worsley, M28 1YE
Received Not publishedPublic Highway, New Bailey Street, Junction With Gore Street, Salford
Received Not publishedLand To North Of Middlewood Street And East Of Oldfield Road, Salford (Middlewood Locks)
Received Not publishedKingsland Wine And Spirits , Fairhills Road, Irlam, M44 6BD
Received Not published1 Hartington Road, Eccles, M30 8HS
Received Not publishedLand Off Highclove Lane , Boothstown, Salford, M28 1ZQ
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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