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.
12,178 approved · 1,383 refused · 649 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Church Walk, Swinton, M27 6PW
Received Not published2A Vernon Avenue, Eccles, M30 0UE
Received Not publishedFaraday House, University Of Salford, 43 Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT
Received Not publishedLand At , Worrall Street, Salford, M5 4TH
Received Not publishedFormer Greenheys Youth Centre, Highfield Road, Little Hulton, M38 9SR
Received Not publishedLangholme Place, Eccles, M30 8PX
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 85 Fir Street, Cadishead, M44 5AR
Received Not published12 North Grove, Worsley, M28 0SJ
Received Not published289 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 6AZ
Received Not published15 Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9EG
Received Not publishedLand North Of Seddon Street, Little Hulton, M38 9RN
Received Not published10 Hanover Gardens, Salford, M7 4FQ
Received Not published4 Curtels Close, Worsley, M28 2JR
Received Not published16 Windmill Rise, Worsley, M28 1FL
Received Not published8 Ashley Avenue, Swinton, M27 0AZ
Received Not publishedLand At Bridge Street, New Bailey Street, Riverside Estate, Salford, M3 5AA
Received Not published34 Parkway, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 0DY
Received Not published56-58 , Leigh Road, Worsley, M28 1LR
Received Not publishedLand On, Woden Street, Salford
Received Not publishedThe Boathouse And Communal Gardens Area At Dukes Wharf, The Green, Worsley, M28
Received Not publishedSpectrum , Blackfriars Road, Salford, M3 7EF
Received Not published8 Delaford Avenue, Worsley, M28 2QS
Received Not publishedParrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8JB
Received Not publishedBeis Ruchel Girls School , 11 Norton Street, Broughton, Salford, M7 4AJ
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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