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10,804 approved · 1,252 refused · 571 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
487 Hilton Lane, Worsley, M28 3TE
Received Not published36 Lumber Lane, Worsley, M28 2GL
Received Not published18 Amberhill Way, Worsley, M28 1UP
Received Not publishedMcDonald's, Windsor Bridge, 1 Cross Lane, Salford, M5 4AJ
Received Not publishedMcDonald's, Windsor Bridge, 1 Cross Lane, Salford, M5 4AJ
Received Not publishedMcDonald's, Windsor Bridge, 1 Cross Lane, Salford, M5 4AJ
Received Not published30 Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6NY
Received Not published34 Woodstock Drive, Worsley, M28 2WW
Received Not publishedRegent Trading Estate, Unit 2 , Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4DE
Received Not publishedCadishead Way, Irlam
Received Not publishedRake Lane, Clifton, Swinton
Received Not published14 Chendre Close, Swinton, M27 6HJ
Received Not publishedMonton Unitarian Church , Monton Green, Eccles, M30 8AP
Received Not publishedLand Rear Of 300, Leigh Road, Worsley, Manchester
Received Not publishedRock House , 2 Barton Road, Worsley, M28 2PB
Received Not published1 - 32 Halton Bank, Salford, M6 7AB
Received Not publishedGround Floor, Building 03 Unit 301, Boat Shed, 18 Exchange Quay, Salford, M5 3NA
Received Not published9 Morley Avenue, Swinton, M27 0DU
Received Not publishedUnit 1, Trinity Row, Irwell Street, Salford, M3 5EN
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard, Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Manchester
Received Not publishedFitzwarren Court , Rosehill Close, Salford, M6 5LN
Received Not published15 Ashbourne Grove, Salford, M7 4DB
Received Not published8 Portside Close, Worsley, M28 1YY
Received Not published60 Greylag Crescent, Worsley, M28 7AB
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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