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.
13,815 approved · 1,568 refused · 738 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hospital Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 4EW
Received Not published93 Harewood Road, Irlam, M44 6DL
Received Not published257 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3WH
Received Not published257 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3WH
Received Not publishedSt Marys Roman Catholic Church And Presbytery , Park Street, Swinton, M27 4UR
Received Not publishedExisting Base Station , University Of Salford , Faraday House, Salford, M5 4WT
Received Not publishedApparatus At Land At Brindle Heath Trs , Summerville Road, Salford, M6 7HQ
Received Not published28 King Street And 49-51 Queen Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DG
Received Not published55 Queen Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DQ
Received Not published512 Worsley Road, Eccles, M30 8JT
Received Not published43 Lords Street, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5EH
Received Not publishedWorsley Golf Club , Stableford Avenue, Eccles, M30 8AP
Received Not published1 Tetlow Grove, Eccles, M30 8GE
Received Not published9 Anson Road, Swinton, M27 5GZ
Received Not publishedThe Bothe, Worsley Hall Garden Centre, Leigh Road, Worsley, M28 2LJ
Received Not publishedBexley Square, Salford, M3 6DB
Received Not published26 Clifton House Road, Swinton, M27 6WP
Received Not publishedLand On , Liverpool Road, Irlam, M44 6FF
Received Not publishedF11a To F11f Lowry Designer Outlet , The Quays, Salford, M50 3AH
Received Not published5 Quayside Close, Worsley, M28 1YB
Received Not publishedLand To North Of Middlewood Street And East Of Oldfield Road, Salford (Middlewood Locks)
Received Not published17 Broadbent Street, Swinton, M27 0LL
Received Not published57 Ashford Avenue, Worsley, M28 1JJ
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Gore Street, Trinity Way And Chapel Street, Salford
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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