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.
12,433 approved · 1,412 refused · 660 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Bounded By The River Irwell, Chapel Street, Greengate And The Former Liverpool To Manchester Railway Line
Received Not published84 Claremont Road, Salford, M6 7GP
Received Not published7 Woodstock Drive, Worsley, M28 2NP
Received Not publishedLand Junction Of Liverpool Road, Cadishead Way, Irlam
Received Not published29 Dryden Avenue, Swinton, Salford, M27 0JY
Received Not publishedBack Hulme Street, Salford, M5 4PG
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 published1A Waterpark Road, Salford, M7 4EU
Received Not publishedArnold Laver Timber , Liverpool Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5BZ
Received Not published30 New Hall Road, Salford, M7 4HS
Received Not published188A Langworthy Road, Salford, M6 5PP
Received Not published13 Delaford Avenue, Worsley, M28 2QS
Received Not published374 Lower Broughton Road, Salford, M7 2HW
Received Not published3 Woodlands Close, Worsley, M28 2JP
Received Not published15 King Edwards Buildings , Bury Old Road, Salford, M7 4QJ
Received Not published4 New Hall Road, Salford, M7 4EL
Received Not published27 Sutherland Street, Eccles, M30 8BR
Received Not publishedLand Between 53 And 55 Nelson Street, Eccles, M30 0GZ
Received Not publishedAleef Shell Garage, Regent Road, Salford, M5 4TS
Received Not publishedAleef Shell Garage, Regent Road, Salford, M5 4TS
Received Not published5 Hillside Drive, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 8XH
Received Not publishedBurgess Farm, Hilton Lane, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3TL
Received Not publishedRetail Unit 1, Vimto Gardens, Islington Way, Salford, M3 5JH
Received Not published97A Liverpool Road, Cadishead, M44 5BG
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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