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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Civic Amenities and Recycling Centre, Shutterton Industrial Estate, Dawlish
Received Not publishedExmouth Community College, Gypsy Lane, Exmouth
Received 7 Jul 2008Mill Water School, Honiton Bottom Road, Honiton, EX14 2ER
Received 6 Jan 2012St Mary's C of E (VC) Primary School, Chanters Road, Bideford, EX39 2QN
Received 21 Feb 2007Bideford Arts Centre, The Quay, Bideford
Received Not publishedHayedown Industrial Estate, Tavistock, PL19 0NN
Received 13 May 2009Land adj B3226, Satterleigh, Watertown, South Molton
Received 16 Sept 1999Broadpath, Uffculme, Devon, EX15 3EP
Received 11 Jun 2024Dartington Primary School, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, Totnes
Received 24 Aug 2006Venn Mines Road, East the Water, Bideford, EX39 4BZ
Received 4 Jun 2007Diptford Primary School, Totnes, Diptford, TQ9 7NY
Received 25 Sept 2015Denistone and Broadway Ball Clay Quarries, Kingsteignton, Devon, TQ12 3PW
Received 14 Aug 2018Land off, Dart Park, South Molton
Received 3 Jan 2001Knowle Quarry, Copplestone, Crediton, EX17 5PB
Received 21 Feb 2019Bishops Court Quarry, Sidmouth Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedGeorgeham Church of England Primary School, Georgeham
Received 11 Oct 2004Land within the existing, Buckland Sewage Treatment Works, Haccombe with Combe, Newton Abbot
Received Not publishedGreat Potheridge Farm, Merton, Okehampton
Received Not publishedColesmill Viaduct, Colesmill, Holsworthy, EX22 6AX
Received 17 Jan 2011Lanherne, Exeter Road, DAWLISH, EX7 9JW
Received 22 Jul 2016Furze Barton, Ashreigny
Received Not publishedCounty Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter
Received 5 Apr 2000Lower Chitterley Farm, Silverton, Nr Exeter
Received Not publishedYeo Valley Primary School, Derby Road, Barnstaple, EX32 7HB
Received 7 Aug 2008Records 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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