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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Hayne Quarry, Zeal Monachorum
Received 2 Jan 2007Land at Moor Farm, Chittlehampton, Umberleigh
Received Not publishedUnit 2, Warren Farm, Kentisbeare, Cullompton, EX15 2BR
Received 17 Jun 2009Barley Lane School, Barley Lane, Exeter, EX4 1TA
Received 13 Oct 2010High Bickington Community Centre, Little Bickington Lane, High Bickington, EX37 9HG
Received 22 Dec 2016Zig Zag Quarry, Aller Brake Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5FN
Received 8 Dec 2021County Hall, Devon County Council, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD
Received 17 Oct 2019Drakelands Mine, Drakelands, PL7 5BS
Received 24 Jul 2020Bideford Longbridge, Bideford
Received 22 Sept 2008Hayedown Industrial Estate, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 ONN
Received 31 Jan 2007Hazeldown Primary School, Maudlin Drive, Teignmouth, TQ14 8SE
Received 6 Oct 2011Stokenham Primary School, Stokenham, Kingsbridge, TQ7 2SJ
Received 12 Jul 2005Marwood County Primary School, Marwood, Whiddon, Muddiford, Barnstaple EX31 4HF
Received 21 Nov 2007Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, St Giles-in-the-Wood, Near Great Torrington
Received Not publishedBickleigh, Plymouth
Received Not publishedPeamore Farm, Shillingford St George
Received Not publishedPlot 4, Thorverton Road, Matford Business Park, Exeter
Received 5 May 2010Ilfracombe C of E Junior School, Princess Avenue, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedLand at Hayedown Industrial Estate, Tavistock
Received 10 Aug 2009Beech Tree Farm, North of Goveton, Sandy Lane End, Kingsbridge
Received 7 Dec 2007Alphin House, Mill Lane, Exeter
Received Not publishedDecoy Primary School, Deer Park Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1DH
Received 26 May 2009Blackawton Village Hall, 23 The Grove, Blackawton, Devon, TQ9 7BA
Received 26 Jul 2024Sampford Peverell Church Of England Primary School, Higher Town, Sampford Peverell, EX16 7BR
Received 2 Dec 2019Records 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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