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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL
Received 16 Dec 2010Mill Street, South Molton, North Devon, EX36 4AS
Received 12 Jun 2008Land at Okehampton Commmunity College, Mill Road, Okehampton
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to, Sowden Park, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedBrayford Quarry, Brayford, Barnstaple, EX32 7QD
Received 14 Jan 2019Burlescombe C of E Primary School, Station Road, Burlescombe
Received Not publishedSWM Waste Recycling Transfer Station, Hacche Lane, Pathfields Industrial Estate, South Molton, EX36 3LH
Received 3 Apr 2016Kenbury Wood Resource Recovery Facility, Kennford EX6 7XD
Received 8 Jan 2016Sequers Bridge, A379 between Modbury and Yealmpton, Nr Ermington
Received 24 Jan 2012Burrow Cross Landfill Site, Burrow Cross, Meshaw, East Worlington
Received Not publishedEast Allington Primary School, East Allington, Near Kingsbridge, TQ9 7RE
Received 14 Mar 2006Perriton Barton, Talaton Road, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2QG
Received 3 Aug 2011Woodlands, Tellam's Yard, Cheriton Bishop, EX6 6HH
Received 29 Apr 2014Duchy School, Bowley Meadow, Bradninch
Received Not publishedSpringdale Farm, Lane to Springdale Farm, Longdown, Devon, EX6 7SD
Received 8 Oct 2015Glebe Farm, Roborough
Received Not publishedThe Bridges, Chestwood, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedLand between Eastdon and Dawlish Warren alongside the Dawlish Warren road
Received 22 Feb 2008Venn Quarry, Landkey, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedRuby Farm, Abbotskerswell
Received Not publishedWeek Farm (Site 3), Great Torrington
Received 28 May 2004New Waste Water Treatment Works, Townstal, Dartmouth
Received Not publishedMill Water School, Honiton Bottom Road, Honiton, EX14 2ER
Received 27 Jan 2009Holmleigh, Back Lane, Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth, EX10 0EY
Received 3 Feb 2011Records 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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