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.
12,612 approved · 1,432 refused · 666 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
48 Everard Close, Worsley, Salford, M28 7TY
Received Not published11C Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6NZ
Received Not published11D Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6NZ
Received Not published13 Vestris Drive, Salford, Salford, M6 8EL
Received Not publishedRhs Garden Bridgewater , Leigh Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 2LJ
Received Not published6 Everard Close, Worsley, Salford, M28 7TY
Received Not publishedMoores House , Shelmerdine Gardens, Salford, M6 8PF
Received Not published51 Sutherland Street, Eccles, M30 8BR
Received Not publishedLand East Of, Irlam Wharf Road, Irlam, M44 5BP
Received Not publishedLand Bound By Greengate, Collier Street, Queen And King Street And Gravel Lane , M3 7BN
Received Not published5 New Hall Avenue, Salford, M7 4JY
Received Not published417 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 9UQ
Received Not publishedSt Pauls Gardens, Salford
Received Not published7 Castlefield Avenue, Salford, M7 4GQ
Received Not published16 Woodgarth Lane, Worsley, Salford, M28 2PS
Received Not published65 Singleton Road, Salford, M7 4NA
Received Not published10 Harbourne Avenue, Worsley, Salford, M28 7UD
Received Not publishedThe Land To The West Of Milton Avenue, Irlam, Salford, M44 5BW
Received Not publishedDavid Lewis Recreation Ground , Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6AL
Received Not publishedPeru Street, Salford, M3 6EQ
Received Not publishedAtelier Building , 2* Plot 271, Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5JY
Received Not published5 Edge Fold Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 7GE
Received Not publishedLand West Of Manchester Road (A6144), Carrington
Received Not published19-21 Church Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 0DL
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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