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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Exmouth Community College, Gipsy Lane, Exmouth
Received Not publishedM & W Minerals Ltd, John Acres Lane, Fosterville, Near Kingsteignton
Received Not publishedForches Cross Community Primary School, Forches Avenue, Barnstaple, EX32 8EF
Received 26 Apr 2010North Tawton Community Primary School, Exeter Street, North Tawton, EX20 2HB
Received 20 Apr 2006Saunton Sands Hotel, Saunton, Braunton
Received 29 Jun 1992Kingsbridge Community School, Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge
Received 30 Mar 2000Marwood School, Whiddon, Muddiford, Marwood
Received Not publishedLand between the A382 and West Golds Way, Newton Abbot
Received 28 Jan 2019M & W Minerals Ltd., The Recycling Centre, John Acres Lane, Fosterville, Kingsteignton
Received Not publishedLarcombe Footbridge, situated on the L4410 from Town Farm Lane to Hestow Road, Ideford, Chudleigh, Newton Abbot
Received 31 Aug 2007Pilton County Infant School, Abbey Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Received 16 Dec 2016on land south east of Hobart Manufacturing and south of Pilton Community College and Pathfield School, Barnstaple
Received 16 Jan 2008West Wheatley Farm, Westwood Lane, Longdown, Exeter, EX6 7RX
Received 8 Apr 2026A3052 Sidmouth Road, Exeter
Received 15 May 2008Cranbrook Town Centre, Land to the east of Tillhouse Road, Cranbrook (GR 301375, 095693)
Received 29 Apr 2020Fluxton Waste Water Treatment Works, Tipton Vale, Fluxton, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RL
Received 15 Nov 2016Landkey County Primary School, Landkey
Received Not publishedHeathfield Landfill Site, John Acres Lane, Kingsteignton
Received 5 Apr 2004Land off Long Meadow Drive, Barnstaple
Received 28 Nov 2006Broadwell Farm, Tavistock, PL19 8JW
Received 12 Aug 2010Field no. 6424, Cofford Farm, Starcross, EX6 8RR
Received 16 Jun 2006Land at Pondground Quarry, Holcombe Rogus
Received 22 Nov 2004Hearson Quarry, Swimbridge, Barnstaple, Devon
Received 27 May 2016Birchen Lane Residential Centre, Birchen Lane, Tiverton, EX16 5DL
Received 6 Jun 2005Records 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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