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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Heathfield Site, John Acres Lane, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3GP
Received 16 May 2011The Bridges, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedSouth of the A38 Drumbridges junction and south of Trago roundabout on the A38
Received 15 Mar 2022OS6800 Shirwell, Plaistow Quarry, Barnstaple
Received 16 Aug 1988Stover Country Park, Stover, Teigngrace
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to, White Cross Lane, Cheriton Fitzpaine
Received Not publishedIvybridge Community College, Harford Road, Ivybridge
Received Not publishedHighlands Farm, Kingston, Near Kingsbridge
Received Not publishedFormer TEG In Vessel Composting Site, Stuart Way, Hill Barton Business Park, Exeter, EX5 2HU
Received 12 Jun 2019Birchen Lane Children's Home, Brewin Road, Tiverton, EX16 5DL
Received 28 Mar 2012Holsworthy Community College, Victoria Hill, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedEast Worlington CP School, East Worlington, South Molton
Received Not publishedBassetts Farm Primary School, St Johns Road, Exmouth
Received 25 Mar 2008Langage Energy Park, Langage, Near Plymouth
Received 17 Nov 2003WITHDRAWN - Payhembury C of E (VC) Primary School, Payhembury, Honiton, EX14 3HT
Received 12 Apr 2013Honiton Primary School, Clapper Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QF
Received 14 Jun 2006Bartridge Hill, Newton Tracey
Received Not publishedSouth Molton Recycling Centre, Maclins Quarry, Station Road, South Moldon
Received Not publishedExminster Community Primary School, Deepway Lane, Exminster
Received Not publishedLower Alminstone Farm, Woolsery, Bideford
Received Not publishedNorth Tawton Community Primary School, Exeter Street, North Tawton, EX20 2HB
Received 21 Apr 2011The Pip Centre, Central Park, Mill Street, South Molton, EX36 4AA
Received 10 May 2007Devon Waste Management Ltd, Deep moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, Torrington, EX38 7JA
Received 17 Apr 2013Buckland Brewer Community Primary School, 21 Southwood Meadows, Bideford, EX39 5LJ
Received 21 Sept 2005Records 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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