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.
17,648 approved · 2,141 refused · 1,160 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Bounded By Cleminson St To North, New Bailey St To East, River Irwell To South-east, Trinity Way And North Star Drive To South And Adelphi St To West; Known As Salford Central, Extending To 17.7 Hectares., M3 5JT
Received Not publishedSw On Liverpool Street , Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4BJ
Received Not published5 Grange Street, Salford, M6 5PR
Received Not published4 Victoria Avenue, Eccles, M30 9HX
Received Not published8 Apperley Grange, Eccles, M30 9DR
Received Not published28 King Street And 49-51 Queen Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DG
Received Not publishedThe Royal , Wilton Place, Salford, M3 6FT
Received Not publishedRear Of 34 Alfred Avenue, Worsley, M28 2TX
Received Not publishedLongley Road Club, 17 Longley Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3JA
Received Not published17 Westminster Road, Eccles, M30 9HF
Received Not published365 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 6AY
Received Not published53 Portland Road, Worsley, M28 3RR
Received Not publishedArthur Millwood Court, Rodney Street, Salford, M3 5HT
Received Not published1 Cromwell Court, Irlam, M44 5ZB
Received Not publishedFormer Castle Irwell Student Village, Cromwell Road, Salford, M6 6DB
Received Not publishedOutside Salford Museum & Art Gallery , Peel Park, Salford, M5 4WU
Received Not publishedOutside Salford Crescent Railway Station , University Road, Salford, M5 4BR
Received Not publishedOutside Salford Crescent Railway Station , University Road, Salford, M5 4BR
Received Not publishedOn The Bend Near The Alchemist And Peel Metrolink , The Quays, Salford, M50 3AB
Received Not publishedOn The Bend Near To The Alchemist And Peel Metrolink , The Quays, Salford, M50 3AB
Received Not publishedHeron Court, Salford
Received Not publishedOutside Caffe Nero , New Bailey Street, Salford, M3 5AP
Received Not publishedOutside Caffe Nero , New Bailey Street, Salford, M3 5AP
Received Not publishedOutside Maxwell Building , Salford University, Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT
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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