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.
12,154 approved · 1,380 refused · 643 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Site Of Former 142 And 144, Trafford Road, Eccles, Manchester
Received Not published23 Trafalgar Road, Salford, M6 8JD
Received Not publishedFormer Castle Irwell Student Village, Cromwell Road, Salford, M6 6DB
Received Not published266 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 2YJ
Received Not published21 Woodgarth Drive, Swinton, M27 5GG
Received Not publishedFormer Hope High School, Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8GG
Received Not published110 Station Road, Swinton, M27 6AL
Received Not publishedArticle 16, 162 Bury Old Road, Manchester, M7 4QY
Received Not published46 Clifton Drive, Wardley, Swinton, M27 9QS
Received Not publishedLand Formerly Harrop Fold High School, Longshaw Drive, Worsley, Manchester
Received Not publishedChat Moss Herbs , Barton Moss Road, Eccles, M30 7RL
Received Not publishedCooper Clarke Group Plc , Morpeth Street, Swinton, M27 5RR
Received Not publishedUnit 3 And 4, Dallas Court, Salford, M50 2GF
Received Not published199 Littleton Road, Salford, M7 3TJ
Received Not published265 Bolton Road, Salford, M6 7HP
Received Not published32 Old Hall Road, Salford, M7 4JH
Received Not published2 Kepplecove Meadow, Worsley, M28 1YN
Received Not published95 Claremont Road, Salford, M6 7QF
Received Not publishedPeel Mill Cottage, Peel Lane, Little Hulton, Manchester, M28 0EL
Received Not published27 Stanley Road, Salford, M7 4FR
Received Not publishedSalford City Academy , Northfleet Road, Eccles, M30 7PQ
Received Not publishedT J Murphy Limited And Ubu Environmental , Moss Lane, Worsley, M28 3LY
Received Not publishedLand At , Worrall Street, Salford, M5 4TH
Received Not published88 Castlewood Road, Salford, M7 3GW
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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