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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Clyst Vale Community College, Station Road, Broadclyst
Received Not publishedOttery St Mary Primary School, Longdogs Lane, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1HY
Received 28 Oct 2005West Hill Primary School, Beech Park, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1UQ
Received 1 Nov 2005West Hill Primary School, Beech Park, West Hill, Ottery St Mary
Received Not publishedWitheridge Primary School, Fore Street, Witheridge, Tiverton, EX16 8AH
Received 17 Apr 2012Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School, Higher Town, Sampford Peverell, EX16 7BR
Received 13 Feb 2020Sidmouth College, Primley Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
Received 4 Sept 2013Winscott Barton (Site 1), St Giles in the Wood, Torrington, EX38 7JP
Received 18 Apr 2005Okehampton Community College, Mill Road, Okehampton, EX20 1PW
Received 23 Jul 2007Uplyme Quarry (Shapwick Quarry), Shapwick Grange, Uplyme, Devon, DT7 3SP
Received 2 Nov 2020Stowford Primary School, Exeter Road, Ivybridge
Received Not publishedCivic Amenities and Recycling Centre, Anvil Corner, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedGreendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW
Received 8 Oct 2009Bridestowe CP School, Bridestowe, Near Okehampton, EX20 4EL
Received 6 Mar 2006Land adjacent to & east of, Umberleigh C.P. School, Umberleigh
Received Not publishedMaer Road, And Sewage, Treatment Works, Maer Lane, Exmouth, EX8 2DB
Received 14 Feb 2025land at Kingskerswell Playing Fields, Kingskerswell
Received 19 Feb 2009Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, St Giles in the Wood, Torrington
Received 22 Oct 2007Hearson Quarry, Swimbridge
Received Not publishedUgborough C of E Primary School, Ugborough, PL21 0NJ
Received 8 Mar 2006Knowle Lane, Cullompton
Received Not publishedBodley House, Wayside Crescent, Exeter, EX1 3LF
Received 22 May 2017Windmill House, Ashburton Road, Totnes
Received Not publishedTiverton Road, Bampton, Tiverton
Received 6 Sept 2006Records 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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