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.
10,882 approved · 1,257 refused · 573 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32 Worsley Road North, Worsley, M28 3GW
Received Not published29 Peter Street, Eccles, M30 0JF
Received Not published142 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not published10 Elm Crescent, Worsley, M28 2DD
Received Not published16 Hilton Square, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 4DB
Received Not published394 Liverpool Road, Irlam, M44 6AL
Received Not published118 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0WZ
Received Not publishedLand Off , Ash Grove, Salford
Received Not published11 Crossfield Drive, Worsley, M28 1GP
Received Not publishedEmbankment West, Off Salford Approach And New Kings Head Yard, Chapel Street, Salford
Received Not published72A Broad Street, Salford, M6 5BZ
Received Not publishedPower House, Leigh Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 2QU
Received Not publishedMiddlewood Locks , Land North Of Middlewood Street, And East Of Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4GU
Received Not publishedCornwall House And Edinburgh House, Rocket Way, Salford, M3 5HX
Received Not published7 Laurel Drive, Little Hulton, M38 9NR
Received Not published36 Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0EN
Received Not published3 Gerrards Close, Irlam, M44 6DX
Received Not published400-404 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 4EY
Received Not publishedAldi, 51 Swinton Hall Road, Swinton, M27 4BL
Received Not publishedAldi, 51 Swinton Hall Road, Swinton, M27 4BL
Received Not published15 Merlewood Drive, Swinton, M27 0ER
Received Not published1 Newlands Drive, Swinton, M27 4JY
Received Not publishedJ Fletcher Engineering, Lansdowne Road, Eccles, M30 9PD
Received Not publishedSalford City College Walkden Sixth Form Centre , Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 7QD
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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