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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Civic Amenities and Recycling Centre, Seven Brethren Bank, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedClyst Hydon Primary School, Clyst Hydon, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2ND
Received 23 Dec 2008Land at Former Kilmington Quarry, Kilmington, Devon, EX13 7RG
Received 19 Dec 2019Barley Lane School. Barley Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1TA
Received 15 Nov 2022Paul's Moor, Wester Bullarford, West Moor, North of Knowstone, South Molton
Received 12 Nov 2007Alphington Combined School, Wheatsheaf Way, Exeter, EX2 8RQ
Received 21 Dec 2011Kiln View Farm, Westleigh, Burlescombe
Received Not publishedStoke Gabriel Primary School, School Hill, Stoke Gabriel, TQ9 6ST
Received 22 May 2006Kilmington Primary School, School Lane, Kilmington, Axminster, EX13 7RG
Received 30 Apr 2008Holsworthy C of E Primary School, Sanders Lane, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedLampard Vachell School Annexe, St John's Lane, Barnstaple
Received 11 Jul 2006Land adjacent to 26 Broadway Road, Kingsteignton
Received 10 Nov 2008Halberton Primary School, Church Path, Halberton, Devon, EX16 7AT
Received 26 Nov 2025Teign Bridge, Old Exeter Road, Kingsteignton
Received Not publishedThe King's School, Ottery St Mary
Received Not publishedDerriton Viaduct, Bodmin Street, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedTeignmouth Community College, Exeter Road, Teignmouth
Received Not publishedWest Exe Children's Centre, Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1HL
Received 13 Jun 2007Brayford Quarry, Brayford Near Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 7QD
Received 21 Apr 2026Appledore County Primary School, Richmond Road, Appledore
Received Not published2 Sisters Food Group Ltd (Willand), Lloyd Maunder Road, Willand, Devon EX15 2PJ
Received 1 May 2015Hill Barton Farm, Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DR
Received 24 Mar 2006Halwill Junction to near Dunsland Cross, Halwill
Received Not publishedLand off Longmeadow Drive, Barnstaple
Received 8 Oct 2007Records 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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