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.
17,673 approved · 2,145 refused · 1,164 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Outside Maxwell Building , Salford University, Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT
Received Not published87 And 89 Rocky Lane Including Land To The Rear., Eccles, M30 9LS
Received Not publishedThe Coppice, Swinton, M28 2WS
Received Not published31 Camp Street, Salford, M7 1LG
Received Not publishedFormer Land Liliac Court, Churchill Way, Salford
Received Not published16 Hilton Square, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 4DB
Received Not published16 Hastings Road, Eccles, M30 8JR
Received Not publishedCanon Green Drive, Salford, M3 7DB
Received Not publishedPlot A7 Located On The South Side Of Stanley Street To The West Of Plot A6 (complete) And The East Of Plot C1/C2 (proposed)
Received Not published21 Hodge Road, Worsley, M28 3AU
Received Not published28-30 , Church Street, Eccles, M30 0DF
Received Not published28-30 , Church Street, Eccles, M30 0DF
Received Not publishedSquires Court , Canterbury Gardens, Salford, M5 5AD
Received Not published14 Hazelhurst Fold, Worsley, M28 2JU
Received Not published2A Moorfield Drive, 11a. 27a, 44a, 46A Moorland Drive, 33A Newgate Drive, 117a, 120a, 131A Old Lane, 22a, 29a, 53a, 77A Spa Crescent, , 3a, 33a, 35a, 39A And 57A Bank Lane , Little Hulton, M38 0NL
Received Not publishedUnit 2 Block F1, Middlewood Locks, Salford
Received Not published32-34 , Duncan Street, Salford, M5 3SQ
Received Not published461 Liverpool Street, Salford, M6 5QQ
Received Not published25A New Hall Road, Salford, M7 4LA
Received Not publishedSalford Housing Offices , Churchill Way, Salford, M6 5BU
Received Not published19 Roberts Street, Eccles, M30 0FX
Received Not published6 Sandygate Close, Swinton, M27 0JE
Received Not publishedSite B Pavement North East Side Of , New Bailey Street , Corner Of Browncross Street, Salford, M3 5FS
Received Not published11 Hindburn Drive, Worsley, M28 1XY
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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