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.
15,955 approved · 1,879 refused · 965 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Poplar Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9LD
Received Not published76 Heys Avenue, Wardley, Swinton, M27 9GU
Received Not published12 Welbeck Road, Worsley, M28 2SL
Received Not publishedTupman And Hainey Ltd , Louisa Street, Worsley, M28 3GA
Received Not publishedWorsley Cricket Club , Walkden Road, Worsley, M28 2RZ
Received Not publishedLand At Boysnope Wharf , Liverpool Road , Barton , Salford , M30 7RH
Received Not published437 Manchester Road, Clifton, Swinton, M27 6WH
Received Not published23 Murray Street, Salford, M7 2DX
Received Not published25 Rands Clough Drive, Worsley, Manchester, M28 1HJ
Received Not publishedStanwell Road Playing Fields, Stanwell Road, Swinton, M27 5TD
Received Not publishedManchester Great And New Synagogue , 30 Singleton Road, Salford, M7 4LN
Received Not publishedLand At Manchester Road And Moss Lane , Walkden
Received Not published353 Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 0FJ
Received Not published323 Manchester Road, Worsley, M28 3HH
Received Not publishedWoodlands Hospital, Peel Lane, Little Hulton, M28 0FE
Received Not publishedLand Opposite Agecroft Cemetery, Langley Road, Pendlebury, M27 8SS
Received Not publishedSt Pauls Church Of England Primary School , Heathside Grove, Worsley, M28 3NZ
Received Not publishedUnit F31, Lowry Designer Outlet , The Quays, Salford, M50 3AH
Received Not publishedIrwell House , 40-42 Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6NY
Received Not published25 Queen Anne Drive, Worsley, M28 1ZF
Received Not published59 Seedley Park Road, Salford, M6 5NX
Received Not publishedTrinity Court , Cleminson Street, Salford, M3 6DX
Received Not publishedWillow Bank Works , Whit Lane, Salford, M6 6JJ
Received Not published2A Westminster Road, Eccles, M30 9HF
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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