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.
11,330 approved · 1,300 refused · 589 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Vodaphone Site Ref 44483, Ferryhill Road, Irlam, M44 6FE
Received Not published19 Wrenswood Drive, Worsley, M28 7GS
Received Not published9 Victoria Close, Worsley, M28 1HG
Received Not publishedThe John Gilbert , Worsley Brow, Worsley, M28 2YA
Received Not published16 Barton Road, Worsley, M28 2PB
Received Not published126 Moss Lane, Wardley, Swinton, M27 9RY
Received Not published7 Parrfield Road, Worsley, M28 2JH
Received Not published30 Orchard Avenue, Worsley, M28 1FT
Received Not publishedWaterside Village, Gemini Road, Salford, M6 6HB
Received Not publishedUnit 7, 8 & 9A , West One Retail Park, West One Way, Salford, M50 1ZD
Received Not published13 Spring Gardens, Salford, M6 5LQ
Received Not published9 Osborne Street, Salford, M6 5LG
Received Not publishedLand At Highfield House , Woodstock Drive, Worsley, M28 2WL
Received Not publishedAdjacent And Opposite To Cedar House And Bridgewater School, Worsley Road, Worsley, M28 2WG
Received Not publishedWorsley Cricket Club And Surrounding Grounds (along Walkden Rd), Worsley, M28 2RZ
Received Not publishedVerge Opposite No.5, Granary Lane, Worsley
Received Not publishedGrange Road And Hastings Road , Eccles, M30 8JQ
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Electricity Sub Station And Woodland Adj To 77 Greenleach Lane, Worsley
Received Not publishedUnit 4, Wardley Industrial Estate, Holloway Drive, Worsley, M28 2LA
Received Not published1-3 , Manchester Road, Worsley, M28 3NS
Received Not publishedUnit 1 , Land Off Omega Drive , Northbank Industrial Estate, Irlam , M44 5GR
Received Not publishedPlot B7 Salford Central Masterplan. At Land Southwest Off New Bailey Street
Received Not published12 Christie Lane, Salford, M7 3BN
Received Not published428 Lower Broughton Road, Salford, M7 2EW
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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