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.
17,612 approved · 2,130 refused · 1,156 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Clifton House Road, Clifton, Swinton, M27 6WP
Received Not publishedLand Formerly Mitchell Shackleton, Green Lane, Eccles
Received Not publishedBridgewater Canal Barton Aqueduct, Barton Lane, Eccles
Received Not publishedBridgewater Canal Barton Aqueduct, Barton Lane, Eccles
Received Not published12 Portland Road, Eccles, M30 9DP
Received Not published31 Stafford Road, Eccles, M30 9HN
Received Not publishedRose Bank Farm , Moss Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5JT
Received Not publishedOutside New Bailey , Stanley Street, Off New Bailey Street , Salford, M3 5EJ
Received Not publishedOutside New Bailey , Stanley Street, Off New Bailey Street , Salford, M3 5EJ
Received Not publishedOutside Salford Central Station , New Bailey Street, Salford, M3 5ET
Received Not publishedOutside Salford Central Station , New Bailey Street, Salford, M3 5ET
Received Not publishedOutside Monarch Solicitors , City Point, 156 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 6BF
Received Not publishedOutside Monarch Solicitors , City Point, 156 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 6BF
Received Not publishedSide Of The War Memorial , 365 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5JT
Received Not publishedSide Of The War Memorial , 365 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5JT
Received Not publishedOutside Salford Museum & Art Gallery , Peel Park, Salford, M5 4WU
Received Not publishedMontford Street, Salford, M50 2XD
Received Not publishedAthletics Track , Blantyre Street, Eccles, M30 8HY
Received Not published6 Oaklands Road, Salford, M7 3PY
Received Not published34 Waterpark Road, Salford, M7 4ET
Received Not publishedLand Bound By Greengate, Gravel Lane, King Streey And Collier Street, Salford
Received Not published13 Sealand Drive, Eccles, M30 7GW
Received Not publishedNine Acre Court , 27 Taylorson Street, Salford, M5 3HB
Received Not published95 Swinton Hall Road, Swinton, M27 4AU
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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