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.
12,056 approved · 1,368 refused · 636 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton
Received Not published257 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3WH
Received Not published424 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 2NE
Received Not publishedCar Park, Frederick Road Campus, , M6 6PU
Received Not publishedEvolution Unit 1 & 2 , Agecroft Commerce Park, 2 Firedamp Way, Swinton, M27 8BX
Received Not published47 Standfield Drive, Worsley, M28 1NB
Received Not published95 Cavendish Road, Salford, M7 4NB
Received Not published173 Worsley Road, Worsley, M28 2SJ
Received Not publishedUnits 5 And 6 , Overman Way, Agecroft, Salford, M27 8UJ
Received Not published71 Chatsworth Road, Swinton, M28 2WS
Received Not published8 Adamson Road, Eccles, M30 7EQ
Received Not published9 Firfield Grove, Worsley, M28 3NB
Received Not publishedPlot Of Land East Of Vicars Street , Vicars Street, Eccles, M30 0DG
Received Not publishedBUPA Car Park, King William Enterprise Park, King William Street, Salford
Received Not published1 Halton Bank, Salford, M6 7AB
Received Not publishedBeis Menachem O Y Y Lubavitvh Girls School , Park Lane, Salford, M7 4JD
Received Not publishedCar Park, Bloom Street, Salford
Received Not published25 Westminster Road, Eccles, M30 9EB
Received Not published72 Upper Park Road, Salford, M7 4JA
Received Not published31 Fairmount Road, Swinton, M27 0EP
Received Not published8 Duchy Avenue, Worsley, M28 7HB
Received Not published1 Westwood Drive, Pendlebury, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4JP
Received Not published24 Aldred Street, Eccles, M30 8PS
Received Not publishedEllesmere Retail Park, New Ellesmere Approach, Worsley, M28 3EE
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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