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.
12,166 approved · 1,382 refused · 647 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 Belmont Avenue, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 6WL
Received Not published126 Newearth Road, Worsley, M28 7US
Received Not published4 Hawfinch Grove, Worsley, M28 7AJ
Received Not published31 Lymefield Drive, Worsley, M28 1NA
Received Not publishedMoss House Farm, Moss House Lane, Worsley, M28 1JB
Received Not publishedLand To The East Of Arrow Street , Salford
Received Not publishedWalkden Town Centre, Units 20 And 21 , Bolton Road, Worsley, M28 3ZD
Received Not publishedFormer Cinema Site, Clippers Quay, Salford, M5 2XP
Received Not published32-36 , Church Street, Eccles, M30 0DF
Received Not publishedWharton And Cleggs Lane Church And Community Centre, Cleggs Lane, Little Hulton, M38 9RW
Received Not publishedCampbell Road Playing Fields, Campbell Road, Swinton, Manchester
Received Not publishedLand At Clarence Street, Lower Broughton, Salford, M7 1AH
Received Not published87 Singleton Road, Salford, M7 4LX
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear , Kersal Avenue, Swinton, M27 8TN
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear, Kersal Avenue / Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton
Received Not published11 Northumberland Street, Salford, M7 4RP
Received Not publishedLand Between Willows Road And, Whiteside Close, Salford
Received Not publishedLibra Chemicals , Brinell Drive, Irlam, M44 5LF
Received Not published4 Westwood Avenue, Salford, M7 4HD
Received Not published13 Lullington Road, Salford, M6 8GW
Received Not published3 Nona Street, Salford, M6 5PG
Received Not published239 Bolton Road, Salford, M6 7HP
Received Not publishedCanon Hussey Court, Islington Way, Salford, M3 5JA
Received Not published8 Cotton Fields, Worsley, M28 3UA
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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