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.
15,146 approved · 1,769 refused · 871 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Snowdon Road, Eccles, M30 9AS
Received Not publishedMast 17M From C T M Electrical Ltd New River House, Missouri Avenue, Salford
Received Not publishedPeel Green Trading Estate, Green Street, Eccles
Received Not published5 Exchange Quay, Salford
Received Not published93 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 7BQ
Received Not published93 Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 7BQ
Received Not publishedWoolden View Farm , Moss Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5JT
Received Not publishedM J Motors Woodlands Garage, Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0HX
Received Not published21 Poynt Chase, Worsley, M28 1FQ
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard , Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9PU
Received Not publishedHQ, Reception Ground Floor, Clippers Quay, Salford, M50 3XP
Received Not published37 Holden Road, Salford, M7 4LR
Received Not publishedLand Off Worsley Street, Riverside Estate, Salford, M3 5AA
Received Not published26 Waverley Road, Worsley, M28 7UW
Received Not published141 Mossfield Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 9TU
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Gore Street, Trinity Way And Chapel Street, Salford
Received Not published103 Seedley Park Road, Salford, M6 5WU
Received Not published28 Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF
Received Not published28 Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF
Received Not published102 Wyre Drive, Worsley, M28 1HN
Received Not published46 Ladybridge Avenue, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3BP
Received Not published45 Kilcoby Avenue, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8AD
Received Not published26 Farm Lane, Worsley, Manchester, M28 2PR
Received Not publishedLand At Kara Street And Liverpool Street, Salford, M6 5GG
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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