Understanding planning · 13 min read
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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Higher Bradaford Farm, Virginstowe
Received Not publishedBrian Fords Discount Store,, Unit 6, Seven Brethren Bank,, Sticklepath, Barnstaple
Received 24 Feb 2004Modbury Primary School, Barracks Road, Modbury, Ivybridge, PL21 0RB
Received 8 May 2013A339, Berrynarbor
Received Not publishedCountess Wear Bridge, Bridge Road, Exeter, EX2 6LR
Received 9 Sept 2009Tavistock College, Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Received 17 May 2007Offwell C of E Primary School, Offwell, Honiton
Received 12 Jan 2005Manor Primary School, Manor Way, Ivybridge, PL21 9BG
Received 20 Apr 2017Hayes Quarry, Clyst Honiton
Received Not publishedHigh Bickington CP School, High Bickington, Umberleigh
Received Not publishedCrediton Haywards Primary School, Dean Street, Crediton
Received Not publishedCobbaton Sewage Treatment Works, Cobbaton
Received 9 Jun 2006Braunton Caen Primary School, Caen Street, Braunton
Received Not publishedHemerdon Mine, Devon, PL7 5BS
Received 12 Oct 2021Lambs Lane, Derriton to Deer Valley Road/Station Road, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedThe Abattoir, Roundswell, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedSt Andrews Primary School, St Andrews Estate, Cullompton, EX15 1HU
Received 11 May 2009Unit 42, Road To Greendale Business Park, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, EX5 1EW
Received 9 Nov 2021Stoneycombe Quarry, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 5LL
Received 23 May 2025Bere Alston Primary School, Bere Alston
Received Not publishedDelivery Office, Bridge Street, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1HY
Received 28 Jan 2005Brampford Speke C of E Primary School, Brampford Speke, Devon, EX5 5HE
Received 12 Sept 2008Kenbury Wood Waste Management Centre, Old Dawlish Road, Kennford, Exeter, EX6 7LR
Received 1 Apr 2011Chawleigh Primary School, Chawleigh
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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