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.
15,636 approved · 1,827 refused · 924 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Newhaven Business Park , Barton Lane, Eccles, Salford, M30 0HH
Received Not published229 Manchester Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 4TT
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By The River Irwell, Chapel Street, Greengate And The Former Liverpool To Manchester Railway Line
Received Not publishedFormer Weaste Cricket Club, Edward Avenue, Salford, M6 8DA
Received Not published6 Acacia Avenue, Swinton, Salford, M27 5GX
Received Not published2 To 20 The Gardens And Land Between 2 To 20 And 1 To 23 The Gardens , Eccles, M30 9DU
Received Not publishedCarlton Inn, 31 Camp Street, Salford, M7 1LG
Received Not published16 Howe Street, Salford, M7 2FS
Received Not publishedUnit 9B West One Retail Park , West One Way, Salford, M50 1ZD
Received Not published13 Park Street, Salford, M7 4NJ
Received Not published36 Hugh Oldham Drive, Salford, M7 2HJ
Received Not publishedNewton Building, University Of Salford, University Road, Salford
Received Not publishedLand North Of Senior Street, Springfield Lane, Salford
Received Not publishedLand At 16 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 7NH
Received Not published46 Shawbrook Avenue, Worsley, M28 7UE
Received Not publishedAlcedonia, 10 Stafford Road, Eccles, M30 9HW
Received Not published154 The Green, Worsley, M28 2PA
Received Not published80 Hazelhurst Road, Worsley, M28 2SQ
Received Not published305 Littleton Road, Salford, M7 3TA
Received Not published165 Monton Road, Eccles, M30 9GS
Received Not publishedWharton United Reform Church , Highgate Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 9SZ
Received Not published15 Shirley Avenue, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 4HX
Received Not publishedLand Junction Of Liverpool Road, Cadishead Way, Irlam
Received Not published48 Vine Street, Salford, M7 3PG
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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