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.
12,270 approved · 1,395 refused · 654 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
New Islington Mill And Associated Car Park, Regent Trading Estate, Oldfield Road, Salford
Received Not publishedRegent Road Trading Estate, Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4DE
Received Not publishedThe Stable Block At Islington Mill (The Gatehouse), James Street, Salford, M3 5HW
Received Not published89 Partington Lane, Swinton, M27 0NS
Received Not published20 Gee Lane, Eccles, M30 8NH
Received Not publishedLand To The Side Of British Legion Club, Douglas Street, Swinton, M27 4UQ
Received Not publishedLand Between North Bay And Huron Bay, The Quays, Salford
Received Not published27 Brackley Road, Eccles, M30 9LG
Received Not publishedLand Formerly 178 And 180 , Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 1XU
Received Not published43 St Georges Crescent, Salford, M6 8JN
Received Not published25 Church Street, Eccles, M30 0BJ
Received Not published118 Nevile Road, Salford, M7 3PH
Received Not published25 Spinners Drive, Worsley, M28 3UB
Received Not publishedFirst Floor , Delphian House, New Bailey Street, Salford, M3 5AP
Received Not published27 Blackfriars Road, Salford, M3 7AQ
Received Not publishedLand Betwen 8 And 38, Bradburn Road, Irlam, Salford
Received Not published28 Cavendish Road, Salford, M7 4WW
Received Not published3 New Hall Avenue, Salford, M7 4JY
Received Not published10 Amberley Drive, Irlam, M44 6BG
Received Not published147 Claremont Road, Salford, M6 8PA
Received Not published1 - 5 Longley Road, Worsley, M28 3JA
Received Not publishedPeel Park, Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT
Received Not publishedNevile Court, Nevile Road, Salford
Received Not published242 Old Clough Lane, Worsley, M28 2JD
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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