Salford Local Plan

The Salford Local Plan is being produced in two parts:

• Part one: Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations (SLP:DMP), which was adopted on 18 January 2023.
• Part two: Salford Local Plan: Core Strategy and Allocations (SLP:CSA), which is currently under production

Part one: Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and
Designations (SLP:DMP)

The Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations was adopted by full Council on 18 January 2023. It now forms part of the statutory development plan for Salford and replaces all of the saved policies of the Unitary Development Plan.

The primary purpose of the Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations is to:

• Provide the main policies that will be used to manage development and determine planning applications
• Identify the designations that will protect the city’s most important environmental assets, town centres and infrastructure
• Support the key delivery of key infrastructure, such as transport and utilities

View details of the process for producing the part one plan, including its examination.

View the adopted part one local plan, policies map and the other documents published upon adoption of the plan.

Part two: Salford Local Plan: Core Strategy and Allocations

The council is preparing part two of its Local Plan. The Publication Salford Local Plan: Core Strategy and Allocations document was published on Friday 31 July 2026. Comments on this document are invited until 4.30pm on Friday 25 September 2026. Find out more.

This page was last updated on 31 July 2026