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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Harewood House Residential Home, 65 Plymouth Road, Tavistock
Received Not publishedSutcombe Community Primary School, Sutcombe, Holsworthy, EX22 7PW
Received 31 Jul 2009Pathfinder, 150- 151 High Street, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedKingsacre Primary School, Greenacre, Braunton, EX33 1BQ
Received 9 Feb 2010Devon Records Office, Great Moor House, Bittern Road, Sowton, Exeter, EX2 7NL
Received 28 Feb 2011East Nutcott, Road From Knowstone Cross To Rackenford Cross, Rackenford, Devon, EX16 8EE
Received 18 Dec 2025Lympstone Primary School, School Hill, Lympstone, Exmouth, EX8 5JY
Received 15 Jan 2014Heathfield in-Vessel Composting Plant, John Acre Lane, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3GP
Received 7 Jan 2009Unit 3, Carlu Close, Hitchcocks Business Park, Uffculme, EX15 3FG
Received 15 Aug 2017Kenbury Wood Resource Recovery Facility, Kennford, Exeter EX6 7XD
Received 23 Aug 2017Forches Cross Community Primary School, Forches Avenue, Barnstaple, EX32 8EF
Received 24 Feb 2010Brian Fords Discount Store, Seven Brethern Bank, Sticklepath, Barnstaple
Received 20 Sept 2007Highfield Farm, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter
Received Not publishedDrakelands Mine, Hemerdon, Plympton, Plymouth
Received 14 Jan 2014Whimple Primary School, School Hill, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2TS
Received 16 Dec 2013Southmead Primary School, Wrafton Road, Braunton
Received Not publishedSparkwell C of E School, Sparkwell
Received Not publishedThe Mansion, Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP
Received 26 Jan 2006Kenbury Wood Landfill Site, Old Dawlish Road, Kennford, EX6 7XD
Received 21 Jul 2017Shute Primary School, Shute, Axminster, Devon, EX13 7QR
Received 13 Nov 2007Sticklepath Community School, Woodville Estate, Barnstaple
Received 16 Jul 2007Braunton Community College, Wrafton Road, Braunton
Received 4 Dec 2006Ten Oaks Farm, Roborough
Received Not publishedKing Edward VI Community College, Ashburton Road, Totnes
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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