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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Devon County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Feb 1957 to 8 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Former Health Centre, Exeter Hill, Cullompton, Devon
Received 30 Jun 2010Land at Batsworthy Cross, Knowstone, South Molton
Received 14 Nov 2006County Hall, Devon County Council, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QG
Received Not publishedSampford Peverell Primary School, Higher Town, Sampford Peverell, EX16 7BR
Received 25 Jan 2006Kingsford Manor Farm, Kentisbeare, Cullompton, Devon EX15 2AU
Received 24 Apr 2015The Topsham Primary School, Orchard Way, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DH
Received 20 Aug 2008Bridgerule Primary School, Bridgerule, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedIlfracombe Infants School, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedDartmoor Community College, Dartmouth
Received 24 Jan 2000Combebow Landfill Site, Bridestowe
Received 23 May 2000Sampford Peverell C of E Primary School, Higher Town, Sampford Peverell
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to, Caen Street Car Park, Braunton
Received 23 Feb 2004Mill Water School, Bicton Park, Bicton, East Budleigh, Devon, EX9 7BJ
Received 23 May 2025Old Quarry, Field 0516, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedHolsworthy Fire Station, Western Road, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedLand near Shute Cottages, Ravenford Lane, Shute Cross,, Shute, Exeter
Received 10 May 2004Between Quay Wall & Quay parking area nearest Bideford Longbridge, Bideford, EX39 4AE
Received 30 Jul 2008Bideford Fire Statio, Old Town, Bideford
Received Not publishedLand at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe, Devon
Received 19 Jan 2011The Park Community School, Park Lane, Barnstaple, EX32 9AX
Received 2 Nov 2009Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Clovelly Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedGreendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW
Received 26 Mar 2012King Edward VI College, Ashburton Road, Totnes
Received Not publishedUffculme Comprehensive School,, Chapel Hill, Uffculme
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 Devon County 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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