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.
11,743 approved · 1,334 refused · 618 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land To The Side Of 246 Liverpool Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5DX
Received Not published167 Worsley Road, Worsley, M28 2SJ
Received Not published38 Warren Drive, Swinton, M27 0EA
Received Not published127 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 4AA
Received Not publishedIrlam Gateway Service Station , Liverpool Road, Irlam, M44 6FW
Received Not publishedIrlam Gateway Service Station , Liverpool Road, Irlam, M44 6FW
Received Not publishedLand Junction Of Phoebe Street, Trafford Road, Salford
Received Not publishedLand Surrounding , Stanley Street Bound By Trinity Way, Irwell Street And , River Irwell, M3 5DA
Received Not published5 Cavendish Road, Worsley, M28 2TQ
Received Not publishedUnit 4, Wardley Industrial Estate, Holloway Drive, Worsley, M28 2LA
Received Not published45 Granby Road, Swinton, M27 0EY
Received Not published37 Ryecroft Lane, Worsley, M28 2PN
Received Not publishedChomlea , 1A Longley Drive, Worsley, M28 2TP
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To, 45 Hindburn Drive, Worsley, M28 1XY
Received Not published202-204 , Moorside Road, Swinton, M27 9LE
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard , Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9PU
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard, Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Manchester
Received Not published6 Hastings Road, Eccles, M30 8JR
Received Not published784 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 7LL
Received Not publishedFerguson House , 11 Blackfriars Road, Salford, M3 7AG
Received Not published43 Weymouth Road, Eccles, M30 8NN
Received Not published27 Charles Street, Salford, M6 7DU
Received Not publishedThe Studios, Blue, Media City, Salford, M50 2HQ
Received Not published30 Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6NY
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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