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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Combe Martin CP School, Hangmans Path, Combe Martin
Received Not publishedIVC Plant, Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, Great Torrington
Received 7 Mar 2008New Standon Farm, Bridestowe, Okehampton, EX20 4ET
Received 13 Apr 2006Civic Amenities Site, Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8JR
Received 13 Jul 2018Kingsbridge Community College, Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1PL
Received 11 Feb 2009Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth, TQ14 9PS
Received 28 May 2021Combe Martin Community Centre, Church Street, Combe Martin, EX34 8HA
Received 16 Nov 2004Westcliff Primary Academy, First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA
Received 28 Apr 2017Marwood CP School, Marwood, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedEvans Transport Ltd, Anchor Mill Buildings, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1GB
Received 3 Mar 2014Pasture Coombe, Knighton Lane, East Allington, Kingsbridge, TQ9 7QJ
Received 22 Aug 2014St Rumons C of E Primary School, Dolvin Road, Tavistock
Received 3 Jan 2007Hill Barton Waste Water Treatment Works, Hill Barton, Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton, EX20 2RT
Received 9 Feb 2017from the existing Ashley Landfill Site to Tiverton Sewage Treatment Works, Ashley, Tiverton
Received 6 Apr 2009Prixford Barton Farm, Prixford, Barnstaple, EX31 4DX
Received 10 Jul 2008Dartmouth Community College, Milton Lane, Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW
Received 3 Mar 2010Boat Cottage, Warfleet Creek, Dartmouth
Received Not publishedMaddacombe Farm, Maddacombe Road, Kingskerswell
Received 20 Apr 2009Bidwell Brook Special School, Shinners Bridge, Dartington
Received Not publishedIvybridge Community College, Harford Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0JA
Received 11 Mar 2010Devon Contract Waste, 13 Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8NU
Received 24 Feb 2014Southbrook School, Bishop Westall Road, Exeter, EX2 6JB
Received 23 Mar 2006Fremington Community Primary School, Beechfield Road, Fremington, EX31 3DD
Received 5 Sept 2017Exwell Barton, Powderham, Kenton, Devon, EX6 8JL
Received 13 Oct 2009Records 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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