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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
King Edward VI Community College, Redworth Site, Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Received 16 May 2006Pt OS 1800, Hacche Lane, South Molton
Received Not publishedWest Penhill Farm, Fremington
Received Not publishedHalwill Primary School, Halwill, Beaworthy
Received Not publishedChapple Farm, Marwood
Received 23 Oct 1989Bideford College, Geneva Place, Bideford
Received Not publishedThe Mortuary Building, Manor Court, Holsworthy
Received 20 Nov 2001Thorverton C of E Primary School, School Lane, Thorverton, Devon EX4 4RU
Received 2 Jun 2010Newton Poppleford Primary School, School Lane, Newton Poppleford, EX10 0EL
Received 23 Sept 2008Holsworthy Skill Centre, Off Victoria Hill, Holsworthy, EX22 6JD
Received 18 Aug 2010Lampard Vachell School, St Johns Lane, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedSt Johns C of E Primary School, Pathfields, Bridgetown, Totnes
Received Not publishedSt Michael's C of E Primary School, Church Street, Kingsteignton, TQ12 3BQ
Received 25 Oct 2004King Edward VI Community College,, Ashburton Road, Totnes
Received Not publishedAshleigh C of E Primary School, Bevan Road, Barnstaple
Received 5 Oct 2007Stokenham Area Primary School, Stokenham, Kingsbridge, TQ7 2SJ
Received 9 May 2013Seaton Primary School, Harepath Road, Seaton, EX12 2HF
Received 12 Nov 2009Deep Moor Landfill Site, Road From Belle View Cross to High Bullen, HIGH BULLEN, EX38 7JA
Received 13 Oct 2016Greendale Barton Industrial Estate, Woodbury Salterton
Received 22 Aug 200533 Weston House, Yon Street, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5EA
Received 26 Apr 2013Shutterton Bridge Sewage Pumping Station, Shutterton Bridge, Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0PB
Received 27 Jun 2018Exeter Road Industrial Estate Landfill Site, Okehampton
Received Not publishedTaw Torridge Sewage Treatment Works, Abbotsham, Bideford
Received 2 Nov 2004Kenbury Wood Landfill Site, Old Dawlish Road, Kennford, Devon, EX6 7XD
Received 11 Jun 2018Records 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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