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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Broadway Ball Clay Works
Received 23 Sept 1998Great Torrington Junior School, Borough Road, Torrington
Received Not publishedNewholme House, Northcote Lane, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1NH
Received 9 Jan 2009Bovey Tracey Primary School, Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey
Received Not publishedTorr Quarry, Buckland Tout Saints, Totnes, Devon
Received 2 Apr 2008Parkham Primary School, Parkham, Bideford, EX39 5PL
Received 10 Jan 2005Greenfields ALDR Unit, Derby Road, Barnstaple, EX32 7EZ
Received 8 Feb 2010Umberleigh Community Primary School, Umberleigh, EX37 9AD
Received 21 Sept 2005Meeth Ball Clay Quarry, Meeth, Near Hatherleigh, Devon
Received 20 Oct 2008West Hill Primary School, West Hill, Ottery St Mary
Received Not publishedBrixton Sewage Treatment Works, Winston Lane, Brixton
Received Not publishedBradley Rowe First School, Burnthouse Lane, Exeter
Received Not publishedKennicott House, King Edward VI Community College, Ashburton Road Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5JX
Received 23 May 2008West Hill Primary School, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1UQ
Received 20 Oct 2004Bridge at Ngr 283748 74490, Road from Stover Caravan Park, To Forches Cross, Stover, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 6QG
Received 13 Jun 2016CARC, Northam Burrows, Northam
Received Not publishedSouth Molton Waste Water Treatment Works, Mole Bridge, Poltimore Road, South Molton, Devon EX36 3QA
Received 30 Mar 201516 Castle Street, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedHartland Forest Golf Club, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5RA
Received 28 Sept 2007Plaistow Quarry, Kings Bridge, Muddiford, Shirwell
Received 15 Oct 1997Holmacott Landfill Site and Transfer Station, Holmacott, Instow, EX39 4LR
Received 11 Apr 2006Buttercombe Barton to Spreacombe Bridge, West Down, Ilfracombe, EX34 8NU
Received 6 Apr 2016Broomhayes School, Kingsley House, Alverdiscott Road, East-The-Water, Bideford, EX39 4PL
Received 1 Nov 2021West Exe Technology College, St Thomas, Exeter
Received Not publishedRecords 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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