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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.
12,176 approved · 1,382 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
40 Regents Park, Unit C , Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3TP
Received Not published7A The Polygon, Eccles, M30 0DS
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent 10, Tramway Road, Irlam, M44 5BE
Received Not publishedHarrop Fold School Specialist Arts College, Hilton Lane, Worsley, , 8 0SY
Received Not published3 Norman Road, Salford, M7 4DJ
Received Not published23 Ellesmere Avenue, Eccles, M30 9GZ
Received Not publishedThe Rectory , 101 Hulton Street, Salford, M5 3WQ
Received Not published165 Monton Road, Eccles, M30 9GS
Received Not published9 Hardy Grove, Swinton, M27 0DA
Received Not published15 Nansen Avenue, Eccles, M30 8AT
Received Not publishedArticle 16, Unit 16 Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre , 40 Bury Old Road , Manchester , M8 5EL
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Cleminson St To North, New Bailey St To East, River Irwell To South-east, Trinity Way And North Star Drive To South And Adelphi St To West; Known As Salford Central, Extending To 17.7 Hectares., M3 5JT
Received Not published114 Chatsworth Road, Worsley, M28 2NT
Received Not published12 Rutland Drive, Salford, M7 4WJ
Received Not published166 New Lane, Eccles, M30 7JB
Received Not publishedFormer Broadway Inn, 33-35 Broadway, Salford, M50 2UW
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Cleminson St To North, New Bailey St To East, River Irwell To South-east, Trinity Way And North Star Drive To South And Adelphi St To West; Known As Salford Central, Extending To 17.7 Hectares., M3 5JT
Received Not published10 Malkins Wood Lane, Worsley, M28 1ZQ
Received Not published17 Weatherall Street North, Salford, M7 4TH
Received Not published10 Legh Street, Salford, M7 4EF
Received Not publishedUnit 1, , Two New Bailey Square , New Bailey Street , Salford , M3 5ER
Received Not publishedUnit 1, , Two New Bailey Square , New Bailey Street , Salford , M3 5ER
Received Not publishedMulvaneys, 40 St Stephen Street, Salford, M3 6AY
Received Not publishedUnits 7, 8 & 9A , West One Retail Park, Eccles New Road , Salford , M50 1ZD
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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