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.
11,774 approved · 1,335 refused · 624 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
80 Broadway, Worsley, M28 7FF
Received Not publishedThe Victoria Car Parking Spaces , The Quays, Salford, M50 3SP
Received Not published12 Hastings Road, Eccles, M30 8JR
Received Not published1 Warren Drive, Swinton, M27 0EA
Received Not publishedLand At Ashton's Field Farm, Off Grosvenor Road, Walkden, M28 3RP
Received Not publishedRiverside House , Irwell Street, Salford, M3 5EN
Received Not published12 Ellesmere Road, Eccles, M30 9FH
Received Not published24 Whitewater Drive, Salford, M7 3AP
Received Not publishedArticle 16, Carrington Power Station, 132 Manchester Road, Carrington, M31 4AY
Received Not published159 Swinton Park Road, Salford, M6 7PB
Received Not published190 Peel Green Road, Eccles, M30 7DS
Received Not publishedMiddlewood Locks , Land North Of Middlewood Street, And East Of Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4GU
Received Not published337-339 Worsley Road, Eccles, M30 8HU
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Cleminson St To North, New Bailey St To East, River Irwell To South-east, Trinity Way And North Star Drive To South And Adelphi St To West; Known As Salford Central, Extending To 17.7 Hectares., M3 5JT
Received Not published79 Broadway, Worsley, M28 7FA
Received Not publishedLand Located South Of The River Irwell And West Of Littleton Road, Centred On Whit Lane , Charlestown, M6 6HP
Received Not published352 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 7ER
Received Not published27 Chaddock Lane, Worsley, M28 1DB
Received Not publishedFormer All Souls RC Church, Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 5HQ
Received Not published2 Welbeck Road, Worsley, M28 2SL
Received Not publishedFirst Floor, 30-31 Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF
Received Not publishedFirst Floor, 30-31 Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF
Received Not published18 Swinton Park Road, Salford, M6 7WR
Received Not publishedBeis Menachem O Y Y Lubavitvh Girls School , Park Lane, Salford, M7 4JD
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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