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.
12,455 approved · 1,416 refused · 661 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
36 Symons Street, Salford, M7 4AP
Received Not published12 Sharp Street, Worsley, M28 3LX
Received Not published28/30 Church Street, Eccles, Salford, M30 0DF
Received Not published2 Church Walk, Swinton, Salford, M27 6PW
Received Not published53 Stafford Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9ED
Received Not published13 Salisbury Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9BQ
Received Not published5 Thorns Villa Gardens, Worsley, Salford, M28 1UT
Received Not publishedArmitage Labour Club , Madams Wood Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 0JU
Received Not publishedTiferes Girls School, Grecian Street North, Salford, M7 2JR
Received Not published12 Ashford Avenue, Worsley, M28 1JJ
Received Not published429 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 9LQ
Received Not published57 Stanley Road, Salford, M7 4FR
Received Not published11 Kestrel Avenue, Swinton, M27 8JL
Received Not published3 Woodlands Close, Worsley, M28 2JP
Received Not published10 Dellcot Lane, Worsley, Salford, M28 2PT
Received Not published6 Exchange Quay, Salford
Received Not publishedSt James Church , Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8EJ
Received Not published21 Victoria Crescent, Eccles, M30 9AN
Received Not published30 Upper Park Road, Salford, M7 4GZ
Received Not publishedRalli Courts, New Bailey Street, Salford
Received Not published33 Houghton Lane, Swinton, M27 0DZ
Received Not publishedAkhtars Convenience Store, 31 - 33 Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 5WN
Received Not publishedIslington Mill , James Street, Salford, M3 5HW
Received Not publishedNew Elevated Chord Railway Linking The Bolton Lines Railway Near The Castlefield, Centre With The Chat Moss Lines Railway Near Salford Central Station In The Ordsall, Area
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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