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.
17,948 approved · 2,208 refused · 1,182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
33 Blackfriars Road, Salford, M3 7AQ
Received Not published35B Waterpark Road, Salford, M7 4FT
Received Not published122 Chatsworth Road, Worsley, M28 2NT
Received Not published34 Stanley Road, Salford, M7 4ES
Received Not publishedArticle 10, Land Situated Between The Dry Docks, Imperial War Museum North, Manchester Ship Canal And Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park
Received Not published118 Manchester Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 5FQ
Received Not published8 Mocha Parade, Salford, M7 1QE
Received Not publishedMediaCity, Broadway, Salford
Received Not publishedSt Peters Church Of England Primary School, Vicarage Road, Swinton, M27 0WA
Received Not publishedCorner Of Chapel Street And Blackfriars Street , Salford, M3 7AA
Received Not publishedSt Patricks Roman Catholic High School , Guilford Road, Eccles, M30 7JF
Received Not publishedLand At Deans Field And, Moorside Primary And High School, Swinton
Received Not publishedLand Rear Of Manchester Road Formerly Wardley Campus, Ash Drive, Wardley, Swinton, Manchester
Received Not published20 Lullington Road, Salford, M6 8QP
Received Not publishedPendleton College, Dronfield Road, Salford, M6 7FR
Received Not published16 Parr Fold Avenue, Worsley, M28 7HD
Received Not published2 Stirrup Brook Grove, Worsley, M28 1SH
Received Not publishedEccles R U F C, Gorton Street, Eccles, M30 7LZ
Received Not published145 Gerald Road, Salford, M6 6BL
Received Not published72-84 Merlin Road, Irlam, M44 6JH
Received Not publishedWalkden High School, Birch Road, Worsley, M28 7FJ
Received Not published31 Greenleach Lane, Worsley, M28 2RX
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By, Pendleton Way, Fitzwarren Street And Seedley Road, Salford, M6 5FW
Received Not published20 Westminster Road, Eccles, M30 9EB
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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