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.
12,613 approved · 1,432 refused · 666 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Lime Avenue, Swinton, Salford, M27 0GF
Received Not publishedSt Marys Roman Catholic Primary School , Milner Street, Swinton, Salford, M27 4AS
Received Not published3 Digital Park, Unit 3 , Pacific Way, Salford, Salford, M50 1DR
Received Not published2 Stafford Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9HW
Received Not published37 Hazelhurst Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 2SX
Received Not published6 Stranton Drive, Worsley, Salford, M28 2TB
Received Not published11 Crawford Avenue, Worsley, Manchester, M28 2RE
Received Not published34 Gleaves Road, Eccles, M30 0FU
Received Not published28 King Street And 49-51 Queen Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DG
Received Not published23 Orrel Street, Salford, M6 5TD
Received Not published81 Old Clough Lane, Worsley, M28 3EG
Received Not published13 Rydal Crescent, Worsley, M28 7JE
Received Not published6 Redcar Road, Swinton, M27 4HS
Received Not publishedWhitehead Landfill Site , Lower Green Lane , Astley
Received Not publishedLand On The South West Side Of , Michigan Avenue, Salford, M50 2GY
Received Not published22 Bellpit Close, Worsley, M28 7XH
Received Not published4A Stafford Road, Eccles, M30 9HW
Received Not publishedAdvertising Right Signways Site 5467 Gable Rear Of 11 , Claremont Road, Salford, M6 7NW
Received Not publishedLand Surrounding , Stanley Street Bound By Trinity Way, Irwell Street And , River Irwell, M3 5DA
Received Not published43 Glen Avenue, Worsley, M28 2RP
Received Not published20 Alfred Avenue, Worsley, M28 2TX
Received Not published23 Chelford Drive, Swinton, M27 9HJ
Received Not published16 Kingsway, Worsley, M28 7FD
Received Not publishedBoc Gases Limited, Priestley Road, Swinton, M28 2LX
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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