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.
12,090 approved · 1,373 refused · 638 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Trees Are Located Within The Compound For The Barton Swing Aqueduct And To The Rear Of Property 40 Havenscroft Ave, , Eccles, , M30 0TD
Received Not published3 Cornlea Drive, Worsley, M28 7XW
Received Not publishedLand To The Side Of, 63 Greenleach Lane, Worsley, Manchester, M28 2RT
Received Not publishedCar Park , Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD
Received Not published18 Mackenzie Road, Salford, M7 3TH
Received Not publishedChapel Wharf , Chapel Street / Dearmans Place, Salford
Received Not published75 Derby Road, Salford, M5 5LE
Received Not published34 Summerseat Close, Salford, M5 3JQ
Received Not publishedLand North Of Junction Of Colgate Lane, Trafford Road, Salford
Received Not published1-3 Knoll Street , Salford , M7 2EQ
Received Not published59 Wensley Road, Salford, M7 3GJ
Received Not published12 The Coppice, Swinton, M28 2NS
Received Not published6 King Edwards Buildings , Bury Old Road, Salford, M7 4QJ
Received Not published12 Park Lane, Salford, M7 4HT
Received Not published7 Springwood Avenue, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 5EA
Received Not publishedRailway Inn, 600 Liverpool Road, Irlam, M44 5AA
Received Not published23 Bellpit Close, Worsley, M28 7XH
Received Not published1 Redmans Close, Eccles, M30 7EL
Received Not published18 Wyndham Avenue, Swinton, M27 6PY
Received Not published301 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 2RZ
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear Off 144 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4GA
Received Not publishedLand North Of Senior Street, Springfield Lane, Salford, M3 7GE
Received Not published11 Cedar Drive, Clifton, Swinton, M27 6WF
Received Not published7A The Polygon, Eccles, M30 0DS
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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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