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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Bishops Tawton CP School, School Lane, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, EX32 0AE
Received 19 May 2010Chulmleigh Community College, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7AA
Received 28 Jul 2008Heathfield Landfill Site, John Acres Lane, Kingsteignton
Received 23 Apr 2004Castle Primary School, Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6QR
Received 2 Apr 2009Former St Lukes School, Ringswell Avenue, Exeter, EX1 3EG
Received 21 Aug 2007East Anstey Primary School, East Anstey
Received Not publishedSocial Services Area Office, St Saviours, Ottery St Mary
Received Not publishedLower Pilehayes Farm, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1QE
Received 16 May 2011Holmacott Landfill Site, Road From Holmacott Cross To Lovacott Cross, Holmacott, Barnstaple, EX39 4LR
Received 24 Oct 2023Daccabridge Road, Kingskerswell, TQ12 5HY
Received 18 Aug 2009Stokenham Pre School, Kiln Lane, Stokenham, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 2SJ
Received 9 May 2012Farwood Barton, Northleigh, Honiton, EX24 6EA
Received 21 Nov 2013Middle Knapp Farm, Sidbury, Sidmouth, EX10 0QG
Received 12 May 2010Greendale Barton, Woodbury Salterton
Received 5 Feb 2006Field adjacent to Bidwell Brook School and A348, Dartington, Nr Totnes, Devon
Received 12 May 2008Newtown Primary School, Sandford Walk, Exeter, EX1 2ES
Received 30 Apr 2013Hemerdon Mine, Hemerdon, Devon, PL7 5BS
Received 14 Aug 2020Shaldon Bridge, Shaldon
Received Not publishedHaldon Quarry, Kenn
Received Not publishedField Plot No. 5018, Logshayne Farm, Colyton, EX24 6SW
Received 26 Jul 2005Hollow Lane, Exeter
Received 14 Jan 2014Blackpool Meadows, Blackpool Sands, Near Dartmouth
Received Not publishedWhitchurch Community Primary School, Whitchurch, Tavistock, PL19 9DF
Received 21 Apr 2005Dartmouth Primary School, Milton Lane, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9HW
Received 3 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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