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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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: 10 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Holsworthy Biogas Plant, Chilsworthy, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7HH
Received 7 May 2024County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QW
Received 31 Jan 2005Woolacombe Fire Station, Barton Road, Woolacombe
Received Not publishedWest Croft Junior School, Coronation Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedSimmons Way, Okehampton, Devon
Received 18 Sept 2008A386 Bideford East-the-Water, EX39 4AE
Received 12 Jul 2010Former Yelland Power Station, Lower Yelland, Barnstaple, Devon
Received 25 May 2007Land at, Gratten Way, Tawstock, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedThe Quarry, Yetsonais Park Farm, The Mounts, East Allington
Received Not publishedCremtor, Greycoate Lane, Forches Cross, Near Newton Abbot
Received Not publishedBidwell Brook Special School, Shinners Bridge, Dartington
Received 15 Oct 2004Woods Farm, Bowd, Near Sidmouth
Received Not publishedB3178, East Budleigh, Devon, EX2 4QW
Received 2 Aug 2012Lifton Primary School, North Road, Lifton, PL16 0EH
Received 10 Mar 2010Whimple Primary School, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2TS
Received 28 Feb 2008Part OS 6681, land adjacent to, Bridgerule C of E Primary School, Bridgerule
Received Not publishedVenn Quarry, Landkey, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedThe Axe Valley Community College, Chard Street, Axminster, Devon EX13 5EA
Received 28 May 2015Field adjoining, Green Hill, Lamerton, Near Tavistock, PL19 8QP
Received 5 May 2006Pioneer Yard, Heathfield Landfill, John Acres Lane, Fosterville, Kingsteignton, TQ12 3GP
Received 1 Feb 2018Land adjacent to, White Cross Lane, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Near Crediton
Received 14 Dec 2005Mamhead Park, Mamhead
Received 10 Mar 2003Higher Artiscombe Farm, Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8JB
Received 23 Jul 2012Bicton College, Budleigh Salterton, East Budleigh, EX9 7BY
Received 10 Mar 2014Records 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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