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.
15,354 approved · 1,799 refused · 884 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Keepers Cottage , Holcroft Lane, Culcheth , Warrington, WA3 5AT
Received Not published10 Rutland Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9FA
Received Not published176 Lancaster Road, Salford, M6 8LZ
Received Not publishedWeaste Hotel, Edward Avenue, Salford, M6 8DA
Received Not published25 King Street, Higher Broughton, Salford, M7 4PU
Received Not publishedSt Pauls Church , Manchester Road, Worsley, M28 3JR
Received Not publishedSalford Skip Hire, Kingston House, Cobden Street, Salford
Received Not published8 The Moorings, Worsley, M28 2QE
Received Not published73 Chatsworth Road, Swinton, M28 2WS
Received Not publishedMoss Farm , Cutnook Lane, Irlam, M44 5NB
Received Not publishedLand At , Chapel Street Bounded By Clowes Street, River Irwell And Dearmans Place, Salford, M3 5LH
Received Not published22 The Moorings, Worsley, Salford, M28 2QE
Received Not publishedQueenscroft, Victoria Road, Eccles
Received Not published6 Holden Road, Salford, M7 4WD
Received Not published16 Victoria Crescent, Eccles, Salford
Received Not published325 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3LW
Received Not published46 Hankinson Way, Salford, M6 5JA
Received Not publishedLand On, Green Street, Eccles, , Manchester
Received Not published3 The Mews, Worsley, M28 2GT
Received Not published139 Moor Lane, Salford, M7 3GB
Received Not publishedPavement On The Corner Of Fitzwarren And Liverpool Street, Salford , M6 5RS
Received Not published41 Victoria Road, Salford, M6 8FZ
Received Not published19 Entwisle Street, Swinton, M27 9SD
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site , Little Hulton, M38 9PU
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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