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.
12,183 approved · 1,385 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Portacabins Site Office, Campbell Road, Swinton, M27 5QQ
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard , Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9PU
Received Not published28 New Hall Road, Salford, M7 4HS
Received Not published3 The Moorings, Worsley, M28 2QE
Received Not publishedJ Fletcher Engineering , Lansdowne Road, Eccles, M30 9PD
Received Not publishedMiddlewood Locks , Land North Of Middlewood Street, And East Of Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4GU
Received Not published7B Moorfield Road, Swinton, M27 0FL
Received Not publishedSide Of 18 Duchy Avenue, Worsley, M28 7HB
Received Not publishedSite Of The Former Worsley New Hall, , Leigh Road, , Salford, M28 2LJ
Received Not published59 Wyre Drive, Worsley, Salford, M28 1HH
Received Not published138 Fresh , Chapel Street, Salford, M3 6DE
Received Not published18 Alfred Avenue, Worsley, Salford, M28 2TX
Received Not published5 Beechfield Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 5RE
Received Not publishedDuncan Street, Salford, M5 3SQ
Received Not published4 Beechfield Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 5RE
Received Not published36 Poplar Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 7EQ
Received Not published2 Kansas Avenue, Salford, M50 2GL
Received Not publishedSt Marys Cemetery , Manchester Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 2UJ
Received Not publishedSpinney End , 77 Lumber Lane, Worsley, Salford, M28 2QN
Received Not publishedLand Bound By Greengate, Collier Street, Queen And King Street And Gravel Lane , M3 7BN
Received Not published6 Tootal Road, Salford, M5 5FX
Received Not published60 Tootal Drive, Salford, M5 5ER
Received Not publishedBuile Hill Visual Arts College , Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD
Received Not published8 Lansdowne Drive, Worsley, Salford, M28 7HG
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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