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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Narraway Farm, Whiddon Down, Okehampton, EX20 2QY
Received 23 Aug 2005Bowhill Primary School, Buddle Lane, Exeter
Received 19 Jun 2007Buckleigh Sewage Pumping Station, Buckleigh Rd, Westward Ho!, Bideford, EX39 3HR
Received 12 Nov 2025Honiton Primary School, Clapper Lane, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1QF
Received 21 Mar 2007West Hill Primary School, Beech Park, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1UQ
Received 11 May 2009Bettys Mead Playing Field, Exeter
Received 14 Mar 2006Georgeham C of E (VC) Primary School, Georgeham, Braunton, EX33 1JT
Received 15 Mar 2011Lower Pottles, Days-Pottles Lane, Exminster, EX6 8BB
Received 28 Feb 2018Windmill House, Ashburton Road, Totnes
Received Not publishedBricknells Bungalow, Old Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7JW
Received 27 Feb 2014Forches Cross School, Sports Ground, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6PU
Received 30 Mar 2026Castle Garden Surgery, Great Torrington
Received Not publishedThe Old Quarry site to the south of Mortehoe overlooking Combesgate Valley
Received 3 Sept 2008Stowford Primary School, Exeter Road, Ivybridge
Received Not publishedSouth Molton Infants School, North Road, South Molton, EX36 3BA
Received 24 Jan 2019Shirwell Primary School, Shirwell, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedWarren Point Pumping Station, Rear of Verde Mar, Marine Drive, Bigbury
Received 10 Feb 2003Newton Abbot Railway Station, Station Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2JE
Received 20 Dec 2018Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD
Received 18 Aug 2014Appledore Community Primary School and Nursery, Richmond Road, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1PF
Received 27 Jan 2009KNAPP COPSE REFUSE TIP SIDBURY SIDMOUTH
Received 16 Jul 1975Willingcott to Buttercombe Lane, West Down, Woolacombe, EX34 8NU
Received 21 Aug 2014Combe Martin Sewage Treatment Works, Harris Quarry, Combe Martin
Received Not publishedEast Allington Primary School, Near 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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