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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Nichols Community Resource Centre, 89 Polsloe Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2HN
Received 15 Mar 2022Newbridge Ball Clay Works and Twinyeo, Bovey Basin Mineral Site
Received 22 Sept 2008Yealmpton Primary School, Yealmpton
Received Not publishedBideford St Mary's C of E Primary School, Chanters Road, Bideford, EX39 2QN
Received 22 Jun 2011Sidmouth College, Primley Road, Sidmouth
Received Not publishedWestleigh Quarry, Burlescombe, Tiverton, EX16 7JB
Received 11 Jul 2017Kenbury Wood Landfill Site, Old Dawlish Road, Kennford, Devon, EX6 7XD
Received 12 Jan 2021B G Pearce Ltd, Cheriton Bishop, EXETER, EX6 6HH
Received 12 Apr 1999Brampford Speke School, Brampford Speke, Exeter, EX5 5HE
Received 28 Sept 2011Land at Strap Lane, Kingsteignton
Received 30 Jan 2007Junction of, Market Walk and Sherborne Road, Newton Abbot
Received 20 Apr 2004Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary
Received 29 Mar 2016Main Pit, Brayford Quarry, Bray Valley Quarries, Brayford, South Molton
Received 30 Oct 2007Lickey's Field, Farwood Barton, Lane to Farwood Barton, Colyton, EX24 6DZ
Received 18 Apr 2016The Mansion, 36 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP
Received 11 Oct 2012Haven Centre, Broad Lane, Tiverton, EX16 5HE
Received 11 Nov 2021Middle Yeo Farm, Down St. Mary, Crediton, EX17 6EE
Received 25 Sept 2012Ilfracombe Infant & Nursery School, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL
Received 2 Mar 2009Land between Cleave Point and existing Tarka Trail cycle path, Barnstaple, North Devon, EX31 2AT
Received 7 Dec 2010Modbury Primary School, Barracks Road, Modbury, PL21 0RP
Received 27 Sept 2010Yeo Valley School, Derby Road, Barnstaple, EX32 7BT
Received 14 Jan 2009Pynes Infant School, Coronation Road, Bideford
Received 11 Jun 2008Westcroft Junior School, Coronation Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3DE
Received 24 Dec 2012Land at Holsworthy Primary School, Great Oak Meadow, Sanders Lane, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6HD
Received 1 Apr 2009Records 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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