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.
16,306 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,005 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Hinchley Way, Swinton, M27 6HB
Received Not published118 Hilton Lane, Worsley, M28 0TA
Received Not published58 Broadway, Worsley, M28 7FF
Received Not published2 Tideway Close, Salford, M7 3AR
Received Not publishedUnits G5 And G6 Weaste Trading Estate , Weaste Lane, Salford, M5 5HD
Received Not published1 Richmond Drive, Worsley, M28 2TF
Received Not published94 Romney Street, Salford, M6 6DR
Received Not publishedPavement Outside Aldine House, 30 New Bailey Street, Salford
Received Not publishedPavement In Front Of Salford Station, New Bailey Street, Salford, M3 5ET
Received Not published29 Watson Street, Swinton, M27 6AQ
Received Not publishedPavement Opposite, 110 Chapel Street, Salford
Received Not published17 Oakwood Drive, Worsley, M28 3HN
Received Not published80A Broadway, Worsley, M28 7FF
Received Not published2 Vale Avenue, Swinton, M27 8GG
Received Not published246 Leigh Road, Worsley, M28 1LE
Received Not publishedArticle 16, Land Bound By Trinity Way, Regent Road And The River Irwell, Manchester
Received Not publishedMonton Sports Club, Welbeck Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9EH
Received Not publishedSouth Of Bedford Avenue Playing Fields, Bedford Avenue, Worsley, Manchester
Received Not publishedAgecroft Road, Pendlebury, Swinton
Received Not published5 Rutland Road, Eccles, M30 9FA
Received Not published17 Granby Road, Swinton, M27 0FS
Received Not published17 Peel Green Road, Eccles, M30 7AJ
Received Not published16 Crossfield Drive, Worsley, M28 1GP
Received Not publishedAshtonfields Site Part Of British Coal Yard , Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, Worsley, 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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