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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Bradford Primary School, Bradford
Received 30 Nov 2004151 High Street, Ilfracombe
Received Not published1st Floor, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedKingskerswell C of E Primary School, Coffinswell Lane, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5HN
Received 16 Jan 2014Rayel House, Heron Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7LL
Received 24 Mar 2016Hemerdon Mine, Devon, PL7 5BS
Received 6 Jan 2021Broadpath Landfill Site, Road From Down Farm Cross To Hillhead Quarry, Uffculme, Devon, EX15 3EP
Received 17 Dec 2024Opposite, 4 Keyberry Road, Newton Abbot
Received 28 Jan 2004Ryefields Adult and Community Services Offices, Avery Hill, Rydon, Kingsteignton
Received 26 Jan 2007New Ford Farm, Quarter Mile Lane, Marsh Green, EX5 2EU
Received 18 May 2020Leese's Ltd., Old Dawlish Road, Kenbury Wood, Kennford, EX6 7XD
Received 5 Jul 2012Copplestone Primary School, Bewsley Hill, Copplestone, Devon
Received 2 Dec 2008Hill Barton Sewage Treatment Works, Brightley, Okehampton
Received Not publishedStoneybridge Car Dismantlers, Stoneybridge, Knowle, Braunton
Received Not publishedHolsworthy Community College, Victoria Hill, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedRidding Down, (Land between Headon China Clay works and Lee Moor China Clay works), nr Cornwood, Ivybridge
Received 4 Apr 2008Land At The Winkleigh Waste Water Treatment Works, Beare Copse Lane, Exeter Road, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8JL
Received 6 Oct 2023Alverdiscott Road Industrial Estate, Alverdiscott Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedWinkleigh Primary School, Winkleigh
Received Not publishedNorthmostown Court, Northmostown, Sidmouth, EX10 0NL
Received 21 Sept 2009Payhembury C of E Primary School, Road From Payhembury Cross to Markers Park, Payhembury, EX14 3HT
Received 1 Sept 2016Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School, Lawn Drive, Chudleigh, TQ13 0LS
Received 12 Apr 2019Unit 38a, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW
Received 30 Jul 2013South Molton School & Community College, Old Alswear Road, South Molton
Received 3 Jan 1991Records 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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