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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Chulmleigh Community College, Three Crossways, Chulmleigh
Received Not publishedHarbertonford Bridge, Harbertonford
Received Not publishedChettiscombe, Tiverton
Received Not publishedHatherleigh Primary School, South Street, Hatherleigh, EX20 3JB
Received 25 Apr 2017Land Adjacent To Devon Green Power, Lloyd Maunder Road, Willand, Devon, EX15 2PJ
Received 25 Nov 2025Teignmouth Community College, Exeter Road, Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ
Received 15 Mar 2005Marland School, Petersmarland
Received Not publishedWITHDRAWN - Ashwater Primary School, Ashwater, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5EW
Received 9 Nov 2009WITHDRAWN - Viridor Waste Management, Heathfield Landfill, Sandygate, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3GP
Received 11 Mar 2013Commercial Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedGearns Farm, Holsworthy Beacon
Received Not publishedWest Brushford Farm, Wembworthy, Chulmleigh, EX18 7SJ
Received 7 Dec 2009Tiverton Heathcote Primary School, Broad Lane, Tiverton
Received Not publishedSidmouth Community College, Primlay Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
Received 16 Feb 2006Anvil Corner Recycling Centre, Road from Anvil Corner to Beaconsfield Cross, Holsworthy, EX22 6NR
Received 10 Aug 2018Umberleigh CP School, Chittlehampton, Umberleigh
Received Not publishedThe Park Community School, Park Lane, Barnstaple, EX32 9AX
Received 5 Jun 2009Stover Country Park, Stover, Teigngrace, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QG
Received 29 Oct 2014Woolacombe School, Woolacombe
Received Not publishedKingsbridge Primary School, Belle Cross Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1NL
Received 1 Oct 2007The Mansion, 36 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP
Received 11 Oct 2012St Michaels CP School, Church Street, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3BQ
Received 7 Jul 2011Exeter Central C of E Middle School, St Leonard's Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedWood Cottage Chipping Store, Off A381, Totnes
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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