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.
12,117 approved · 1,375 refused · 639 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Units 1 To 3, Junction Business Park, Rake Lane, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, Manchester, M27 8LU
Received Not publishedCar Park , Grove Street, Salford, M7 2ZN
Received Not publishedStreet Record, Furness Quay, Salford
Received Not published31 Cavendish Road, Eccles, M30 9EE
Received Not published11 Quayside Close, Worsley, M28 1YB
Received Not publishedFormer Cinema , Clippers Quay, Salford, M50 3XP
Received Not published10 Chapel Road, Irlam, M44 6EE
Received Not published5 Turner Street, Salford, M7 4PD
Received Not publishedLand Formerly Our Lady The Lancashire Martyrs School, Wicheaves Crescent, Worsley, Manchester
Received Not published169 Worsley Road, Worsley, M28 2SJ
Received Not publishedLand Bound By Greengate, Collier Street, Queen And King Street And Gravel Lane , M3 7BN
Received Not publishedMoat Hall Sports Centre Eccles Arlfc , Hallsworth Road, Eccles, M30 7LS
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 44, Haddon Road, Eccles, Manchester
Received Not published232 Moor Lane, Salford, M7 3QH
Received Not published263 Rivington Crescent, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 8TQ
Received Not publishedLand Between Mid-point Of Manchester Ship Canal And Liverpool Road, Eccles
Received Not publishedLand Between Mid-point Of Manchester Ship Canal And Liverpool Road, Eccles
Received Not published12 Hillfield Drive, Worsley, M28 1WD
Received Not published188 Chatsworth Road, Swinton, M28 2GF
Received Not publishedBT Cellnet Cell 10622 Roof Of Rehau Ltd, Brinell Drive, Irlam, M44 5BL
Received Not publishedLand Rear Of Knights Court, Squires Court And Reeves Court, Canterbury Gardens, Salford, M5 5AD
Received Not published104 Silver Street, Irlam, M44 6HR
Received Not published9 Chatsworth Road, Swinton, M28 2NU
Received Not publishedLyntown Trading Estate, Old Wellington Road, Eccles, M30 9QG
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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