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.
14,303 approved · 1,642 refused · 781 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Clovelly Road, Swinton, M27 0FU
Received Not published43 Cross Lane, Salford, M5 4BN
Received Not publishedJenny Green Cottage, Springfield Lane, Irlam, M44 6NB
Received Not published89 Cholmondeley Road, Salford, M6 8PU
Received Not publishedNew Inn, 73 - 79 Manchester Road East, Little Hulton, M38 9AF
Received Not published389 Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 0EJ
Received Not publishedTesco Stores Ltd, Fairhills Industrial Estate, Woodrow Way, Irlam, M44 6BL
Received Not published1 Woodford Avenue, Eccles, M30 8WF
Received Not publishedMonton Sports Club, Welbeck Road, Eccles, M30 9EH
Received Not publishedMedia City Multi Storey Car Park, 111 Broadway, Salford, M50 2EQ
Received Not published73 Lumber Lane, Worsley, M28 2QN
Received Not published109 Boothshall Way, Worsley, M28 1UX
Received Not published7 Penry Avenue, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5ZE
Received Not publishedJenny Green Cottage, Springfield Lane, Irlam, M44 6NB
Received Not published17 Beech Avenue, Worsley, M28 1LU
Received Not published7 Tootal Grove, Salford, M6 8DN
Received Not published1 St Anns Street, Swinton, M27 0WB
Received Not publishedIrlam Endowed Primary School, Chapel Road, Irlam, M44 6EE
Received Not published3 Bethel Court, Tetlow Lane, Salford, M7 4BF
Received Not published7 Broughton Park Mews, Legh Street, Salford, M7 4EF
Received Not published31 Meadow Gate, Worsley, M28 2RB
Received Not publishedLand At Redmans Close, Eccles, M30 7EL
Received Not publishedPrinces Park, Liverpool Road, Irlam
Received Not published27 Blackfriars Road, Salford, M3 7AQ
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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