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.
11,439 approved · 1,311 refused · 594 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Red Rose Retail Park , Regent Road, Salford, M5 3GR
Received Not published10 Welbeck Road, Eccles, M30 9EH
Received Not publishedFormer Barton Sports Club, Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0FR
Received Not published12 Fulmere Court, Swinton, M27 0FD
Received Not publishedUnit G9 Ellesmere Retail Park , New Ellesmere Approach, Worsley, M28 3UD
Received Not published2-6 , George Street, Irlam, M44 6HW
Received Not published18 Venesta Avenue, Salford, M6 8FE
Received Not publishedReich Insurance, Griffin Court, 197 - 203 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5ET
Received Not published4 The Walled Garden, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0FR
Received Not publishedLand At Manchester Road And Moss Lane, Worsley, Salford
Received Not published5 Hulme Street, Salford, M5 4PX
Received Not published5 Hulme Street, Salford, M5 4PX
Received Not publishedNorton Court, Greengate, Salford, M3 7NS
Received Not publishedSite Of 30 New Dwellings, Langworthy Road, Salford
Received Not publishedTransco Compound, Martens Road, Irlam
Received Not published7 Bentley Road, Salford, M7 4HF
Received Not published20 Threadmill Lane, Swinton, M27 9LJ
Received Not publishedLark Hill Community Primary School , Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4BJ
Received Not published2 Delaford Avenue, Worsley, M28 2QS
Received Not publishedLand On The Corner Of, Vicars Hall Lane And Moss House Lane, Worsley
Received Not published12 Park Lane, Salford, M7 4HT
Received Not published20 Moorend Avenue, Salford, M7 3NX
Received Not publishedLand On West Side Of Dale Street, Adjacent To 275 Worsley Road , Swinton, Manchester
Received Not publishedArticle 16, Land Known As Carrington Village On Land Off, Manchester Road, Carrington
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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