Salford planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Salford City Council, updated daily. Salford City Council received 296 planning applications in the last 90 days, 13 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Salford
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Land south of St Marys Road, Eccles M30 0AX
34-apartment affordable block, Eccles, full application stage. Six-storey new-build block of 34 flats with cycle parking and landscaping. Structural frame, cladding, glazing and M&E packages suit regional subcontractors.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Boothsbank Farm, Leigh Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 1LL
76-home mixed affordable scheme, Worsley, full application. Builds 38 affordable apartments and 38 houses with access, parking and SuDS, at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage, brickwork and roofing packages open first, with M&E and hard landscaping for the apartment block to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Princes Park Garden Centre, Liverpool Road, Irlam, M44 6BR
Garden centre redevelopment with modular buildings, Irlam. Replaces existing greenhouses with three modular units: retail, workshop and potting shed, and store, at full stage. Demolition, groundworks, drainage and M&E packages suit local subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksDrainage
Hope Library, Eccles Old Road, SALFORD, M6 8FH
Public library canopy, shutter and car park scheme, Salford. Adds a side canopy, roller shutter doors and a new car park with landscaping to Hope Library, at full application stage. Steel canopy fabrication, car park groundworks and boundary brickwork suit local steel and landscaping subcontractors.
GroundworksSteelBrickwork
21A King Edwards Buildings, Bury Old Road, Salford, M7 4QJ
Two-flat conversion of upper commercial floors, Salford. Converts first and second-floor B8 storage into two one-bedroom self-contained flats at full application stage. Internal fit-out, kitchen and bathroom plumbing, electrical rewiring and sound insulation suit local M&E and joinery…
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30a & 31a, Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF
Two-flat conversion with rear extension, Salford, full application. Converts ground floor and basement clinic into two one-bedroom flats, adding a single-storey rear extension and partial rear wall demolition. Demolition, brickwork, steel and M&E rewiring plus new kitchens and bathrooms are open to…
DemolitionBrickworkSteel
30a & 31a, Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF
Listed building consent: two-flat conversion with rear extension, Salford. Clinic ground floor and basement become two one-bed flats with a single-storey rear extension and partial wall demolition. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork open the job, then joinery, M&E and drainage fit-out for the…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
11 King Edwards Buildings, Bury Old Road, Salford, M7 4QJ
One-apartment conversion above Salford shop, full application stage. Converts first and second floors into a self-contained flat, adds a metal staircase and single-storey rear extension, keeping the ground-floor shop and rear cold room. Fit-out, M&E, brickwork and roofing packages for the…
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
204 Bolton Road, Worsley, M28 3BN
Office-to-community centre change of use, Worsley, Salford. Converts an office at 204 Bolton Road into an F2 community centre for prayer and education, at full application stage. Ablutions drainage, ventilation and internal fit-out for prayer and classroom space suit local subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Unit 1, Dawson Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4FJ
Change of use of a Swinton unit from training centre to storage and distribution, Salford. Converts an existing F1 building to B8 at full change-of-use stage with no stated new build. Racking, loading door alterations, and warehouse flooring and lighting are the likely packages for local fit-out…
Fit-outM&E
King William Enterprise Park, King William Street, Salford
Demolition prior notification for Walker House, King William Enterprise Park, Salford. Confirms whether council approval is needed before clearing the existing building on an enterprise estate. Demolition contractors, skip hire and asbestos surveyors are the trades to target, with groundworks to…
Demolition
Flat Above, 307 Bolton Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8UG
Rear dormer extension to a second-floor flat, Swinton, Salford, at full application stage. Adds a dormer to existing upper-floor accommodation above 307 Bolton Road without creating any new homes. Roofing, dormer joinery and glazing packages suit local roofers and joiners, with insulation to the…
RoofingJoineryGlazing
Flat 2, 365 Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 6AY
Rear dormer extension to a Swinton second-floor flat, Salford. Adds a dormer to the existing roofslope at full application stage, creating extra internal floorspace for the flat. Roof carpentry, roofing membrane, dormer windows and internal joinery are the packages for local roofers and joiners.
RoofingJoineryGlazing
19 Rutland Road, ECCLES, MANCHESTER, M30 9FA
Two single-storey rear extensions and garage roofing, Eccles, Manchester. Demolishes a conservatory and sun room to build a flat-roofed rear extension and infill, plus new roofing over garages, at householder full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and flat-roof covering packages…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
88 Upper Park Road, SALFORD, M7 4JA
Two-storey householder extension and roof raise, Salford, full application. Demolishes a side conservatory, then adds a two-storey front and side extension, first-floor rear extension and loft conversion with a 1.2m higher ridge. Roof replacement, steel for the widened openings, brickwork and…
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Planning appeals in Salford City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Salford City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Salford City Council, raw rate
33.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
3.8 percentage points above expected. Salford City Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
207 appeals counted, 196 judged either way (65 allowed, 131 dismissed), 11 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-10 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 40.7% | 28.8% | 118 | 118 | 48 |
| Householder (HAS) | 15.6% | 35.6% | 34 | 32 | 5 |
| Enforcement Notice | 23.1% | 13.5% | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 23.1% | 33.3% | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 44.4% | 36.9% | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 16.7% | 20.6% | 7 | 6 | 1 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Salford City Council
Salford City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Salford City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent596 homes
- Affordable rent236 homes
- Shared ownership127 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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