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.
10,804 approved · 1,252 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Chatsworth Road, Swinton, M28 2NU
Received Not published256 Old Clough Lane, Worsley, M28 2JD
Received Not published22 Fernlea Crescent, Swinton, M27 5YP
Received Not published70 Rose Avenue, Irlam, M44 6AG
Received Not published22 Brentwood Road, Swinton, M27 0EE
Received Not publishedKings Head Hotel , 535 Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0HY
Received Not publishedNimans , Tallyman Way, Swinton, M27 8SB
Received Not published175 Greenleach Lane, Worsley, M28 2RR
Received Not published18 Parkstone Lane, Worsley, M28 2PW
Received Not publishedThe Botanist, Unit 3 And 10B, Orange Tower, Green, Media City, Salford, M50 2HE
Received Not published101 Cavendish Road, Salford, M7 4NB
Received Not published24 Clarendon Crescent, Eccles, M30 9AX
Received Not published95-96 , Albany Way, Salford, M6 5HR
Received Not published188A Langworthy Road, Salford, M6 5PP
Received Not published3 Galloway Road, Swinton, M27 0GD
Received Not publishedCorporation Road, Eccles, M30 0EQ, M30 0EQ
Received Not published83 Marlborough Road, Irlam, M44 6HJ
Received Not published16 Ashbourne Road, Eccles, M30 0HW
Received Not published17 Thirkhill Place, Eccles, M30 9AA
Received Not published463 - 465 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 3NE
Received Not published17 Old Hall Road, Salford, M7 4JJ
Received Not publishedLand At Bridge Street, New Bailey Street, Riverside Estate, Salford, M3 5AA
Received Not published18 Irvine Avenue, Worsley, M28 1LJ
Received Not published20 Gleaves Road, Eccles, M30 0FU
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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