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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Salford City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Salford website
21,238 approved · 2,692 refused · 1,397 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Wilburn Basin, Ordsall Lane, Salford
Received Not published329 - 331 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 8GF, M30 8GF
Received Not published22 Ashley Drive, Swinton, Salford, M27 0AX
Received Not published89 Blantyre Street, Swinton, Salford, M27 9PR
Received Not published92 Half Edge Lane, Eccles, M30 9BA
Received Not publishedArticle 16, Itv Studios, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, M17 1FZ, Trafford, , , Trafford, Salford
Received Not publishedMcDonald's, Windsor Bridge, 3 Cross Lane, Salford, M5 4AJ
Received Not published196 Leigh Road, Worsley, M28 1LW
Received Not published10 Thorn Road, Swinton, M27 5GT
Received Not published8 Portside Close, Worsley, M28 1YY
Received Not published20 Ashley Avenue, Swinton, M27 0AZ
Received Not publishedArticle 16, Development Site, , Pomona Strand, , Old Trafford,
Received Not published16 King Edwards Buildings, Bury Old Road, Salford, M7 4QJ
Received Not published17 Safflower Avenue, Swinton, M27 9LA
Received Not publishedPeel Hall Primary School , Greencourt Drive, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 0BZ
Received Not published1 Ferrous Way, Irlam, M44 5FS
Received Not published60 Wardley Hall Lane, Worsley, M28 2RL
Received Not published18 Kempnough Hall Road, Worsley, M28 2GN
Received Not published6 Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4WB
Received Not published82 Peel Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, M38 0BS
Received Not publishedUnit 10 West One Retail Park , West One Way, Salford, M50 1ZD
Received Not published30 Culverwell Drive, Salford, M5 4BP
Received Not publishedPlot A6 Located On The South Side Of Stanley Street To The West Of Plot A5 (currently Under Construction).
Received Not publishedRailway Bridge, Frederick Road, Salford
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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