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.
11,087 approved · 1,270 refused · 581 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Michigan Avenue, Salford, M50 2GY
Received Not publishedL3 Walkden Retail Park, New Ellesmere Approach, Worsley, M28 3EE
Received Not published100 Broomhall Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, , M27 8XQ
Received Not published16 Dellcot Lane, Worsley, M28 2PT
Received Not published66 Roe Green, Worsley, M28 2RF
Received Not published30 Upper Park Road, Salford, M7 4GZ
Received Not publishedPart Ground And Part First Floor Unit 4 Chancerygate Business Centre , Soapstone Way, Irlam, M44 6BL
Received Not publishedRSPCA, 411 Eccles New Road, Salford, M5 5NN
Received Not published14 Clifton View, Clifton, Swinton, M27 6NQ
Received Not published257 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3WH
Received Not published2 Fletcher Avenue, Swinton, M27 8HA
Received Not published5 Grafton Avenue, Eccles, Salford, M30 9DB
Received Not published25 Ellesmere Avenue, Eccles, Salford, M30 9GZ
Received Not published603 And 605 Liverpool Road, Irlam, Salford, M44 5BE
Received Not published29 Bradford Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9FF
Received Not published26 Moorside Road, Salford, M7 3PJ
Received Not published81 Broadway, Worsley, Salford, M28 7FA
Received Not published7 Cliff Crescent, Salford, M7 2FQ
Received Not published141 The Green, Worsley, Salford, M28 2PA
Received Not published141 The Green, Worsley, Salford, M28 2PA
Received Not published124 Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8QQ
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear Of 146 And 148 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4GA
Received Not published25 Worcester Road, Salford, M6 8PN
Received Not publishedLand At Tootal Grove, , Salford
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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