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.
14,395 approved · 1,658 refused · 794 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
20 Goldsmith Avenue, Salford, M5 5HA
Received Not published38 Highclove Lane, Worsley, M28 1GZ
Received Not published44 Hospital Road, Swinton, M27 4EY
Received Not published17 Devon Street, Swinton, M27 6FQ
Received Not publishedWillow Tree Primary School , 2 Greenland Street, Salford, M6 5TJ
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Derwent Street, Ordsall Lane, South Hall Street And The River Irwell, Salford, M5 4SZ
Received Not published20 Alfred Avenue, Worsley, M28 2TX
Received Not published6 Malvern Drive, Swinton, M27 8XT
Received Not publishedCadishead Way, Irlam
Received Not publishedLittleton Road, Salford
Received Not publishedRake Lane, Clifton, Swinton
Received Not publishedRHS Garden Bridgewater, Leigh Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 2LJ
Received Not published19 Tuscany View, Salford, M7 3TX
Received Not published3 Worsley Road (Land South Of Worsley Road Bridge), Worsley, M28 2NN
Received Not publishedRBS, 149-151 , Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 4AE
Received Not publishedPlot 1 New Bailey / Plots B2/B3 Salford Central Masterplan At Land Southwest New Bailey Street And Southeast Salford Central Station
Received Not published16 Hilton Square, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 4DB
Received Not published41 Park Road, Salford, M6 8JR
Received Not published23 Granary Lane, Worsley, M28 2PH
Received Not publishedVerge To The Front Of , 320 Ellenbrook Road, Worsley, M28 1FN
Received Not publishedPeel Building , University Of Salford, Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT
Received Not publishedPeel Building, University Of Salford, Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT
Received Not published12 Grassfield Avenue, Salford, M7 1HW
Received Not publishedGarages North East Healey Close , Blackfield Lane, Salford, M7 3PQ
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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage