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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Newbridge Quarry, Road From Langham Cross To New Bridge, Dolton, Devon, EX19 8RQ
Received Not publishedDouble Waters, River Walkham, near Buckland Monachorum, south of Tavistock
Received 7 Apr 2021Little Moor House (DDS Unit), Falcon Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7PL
Received 21 Oct 2011Tiverton High School, Bolham Road, Tiverton, EX16 6SQ
Received 6 May 2009Challonsleigh Farm, Lane to Challonsleigh, Smithaleigh, PL7 5AY
Received 15 Jun 2017Arable Field No 8622 (Hillside/ Pasture Coombe farm holding), East Allington, Devon, TQ9 7RE
Received 8 Oct 2012Elmore United Reformed Church, Chapel Street, Tiverton, EX16 6BT
Received 2 Nov 2020Pt054376, The Strawberry Field,, Charmouth Road, Lyme Regis
Received 30 Oct 2003Kenbury Wood Resource Recovery Facility, Old Dawlish Road, Kennford, EX6 7XD
Received 13 Oct 2017Land at Oak Park, Whiddon Valley, Landkey, Landkey Oak Park
Received Not publishedHorwood & Newton Tracey School, Lovacott, Barnstaple, EX31 3PU
Received 20 May 2009Kenbury Wood Landfill Site, Old Dawlish Road, Kennford, EX6 7XD
Received 11 Mar 2016Rydon Primary School, Kingsteignton
Received Not publishedMotherhill Farm adjacent to A381 Salcombe to Malborough including section at Park and Ride found at junction of A381 and Bonfire Hill
Received 8 Jan 2007Crediton Youth Centre, East Street, Crediton, EX17 3AX
Received 18 Feb 2010Sands Copse / Babcombe Copse, Sandygate, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot
Received 5 Mar 2010Dartmouth Community College, Milton Lane, Dartmouth, Devon
Received 20 Mar 2008Castle Primary School, Barrington Street, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6QR
Received 14 Aug 2009Clearwater House, Moreton Park Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3AU
Received 20 Aug 2013Galmington Farm, Buckland Filleigh, Shebbear
Received Not publishedBroadclyst County Primary School, Broadclyst, Exeter
Received Not publishedPt OS 7875, Lynton Cross
Received Not publishedThe Lantern Centre, High Street, Ilfracombe, EX34 9QB
Received 21 Sept 2011Molly Owen Community Resource Centre, Westbridge Industrial Estate, Pixon Lane, Tavistock, PL19 8DE
Received 4 May 2005Records 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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