Salford City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Salford City Council decided more than 1,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 15% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Salford City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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15 September 2026 · Approved
Old Adelphi and Centenary Buildings, Peru Street, Salford, M3 6DN · PA/2025/1450
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20 August 2026 · Approved
Former St. Matthews Church and Presbytery, Winton, Eccles, M30 8BL · PA/2025/1084
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Cumberland Garage, Cumberland House, Lissadel Street, Salford, M6 6GG · PA/2024/1898
Figures for Salford City Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 15%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of 340 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 70 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 24%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 100plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Salford City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: a) the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area; and b) whether any conflict with development plan policies would lead to conflict with the development plan as a whole, or whether there…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.