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.
12,320 approved · 1,398 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Junction Of Eccles Old Road And Weaste Lane, Pendleton, Salford, M6 8RF
Received Not published152 Highfield Road, Salford, M6 5RT
Received Not published3 Cornlea Drive, Worsley, M28 7XW
Received Not published2 Vincent Street, Salford, M7 2AG
Received Not published1 Oakwood Drive, Worsley, M28 3HN
Received Not published19 Ellenbrook Road, Worsley, M28 1FX
Received Not published41 Radcliffe Park Road, Salford, M6 7WP
Received Not publishedBUPA Car Park, King William Enterprise Park, King William Street, Salford
Received Not publishedFormer Salford City Council Offices, Astley Road, Irlam, M44 5LL
Received Not published1 Springfield Lane, Irlam, M44 6NB
Received Not publishedWaterside, Managers Accommodation , 1 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8AN
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 44, Haddon Road, Eccles, Manchester
Received Not published257 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3WH
Received Not published27 Oxford Road, Salford, M6 8LH
Received Not published7 The Nook, Eccles, M30 8JP
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear Of 25 Ellesmere Avenue, Eccles, M30 9GZ
Received Not published94 Rigby Street, Salford, M7 4BQ
Received Not published7 Ainsdale Avenue, Salford, M7 4LS
Received Not published1 Portland Road, Swinton, M27 5EQ
Received Not published129 Houghton Lane, Swinton, M27 0BU
Received Not published6 Moss Bank Grove, Worsley, M27 9UN
Received Not published41 St Kildas Drive, Salford, M7 4QE
Received Not published35 Lambton Road, Worsley, M28 2SU
Received Not publishedSite At Mocha Parade, Lower Broughton Road, Salford, M7 1QE
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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