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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bideford College, Geneva Site, Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR
Received 19 Jan 2006Swallow Barn, Lower Bradley Farm, Bovey Tracey
Received 1 Apr 2004Shute Primary School, Shute, Axminster, EX13 7QR
Received 2 Dec 2013Land adjacent to A375 from Hillside, Sidbury, to Laundry Lane, Sidford
Received 30 Nov 2015Tip T2 - Lee Moor China Clay Quarry
Received 2 Feb 2015Opposite, 5 Keyberry Road, Newton Abbot
Received Not publishedMiddle Knapp Farm, Sidbury, Devon
Received 25 Apr 2012Horsewell, Field 6817 (SX7647), East Allington, South Devon
Received 6 Dec 2011Bishops Nympton Primary School, Bishops Nympton, EX36 4PU
Received 10 Apr 2006Gibbet Moor Farm, Rackenford, Tiverton, EX16 8DJ
Received 4 Jan 2010Tavistock College, Crowndale Road, Tavistock
Received Not publishedTeignmouth Fire Station, First Avenue, Teignmouth
Received Not publishedUffculme Comprehensive School, Chapel Hill, Uffculme, EX15 3AG
Received 30 May 2006Rifford Road Community Home, 15-21 Rifford Road, Heavitree, Exeter, EX2 5JT
Received 12 Jul 2011Marwood School, Milltown, Muddiford, Barnstaple, EX31 4HF
Received 18 Feb 2014Lower Parks Farm, Crediton, Devon, EX17 3PR
Received 25 Sept 2012Parkham Primary School Parkham
Received 14 Jan 2005WITHDRAWN - Ball Hill, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PW
Received 2 Dec 2010Halsworthy Farm Cottage, Halsworthy Service Road, Ashburton, TQ13 7NG
Received 11 Sept 2018Honiton Littletown Primary School, Honiton Bottom Road, Honiton, Devon, EX14 2EG
Received 15 Feb 2007Park Community School, Park Lane, Barnstaple, EX32 9AX
Received 31 Mar 2005Babeleigh Wood Quarry, Parkham, Bideford, EX39 5PN
Received 21 Feb 2017Haldon Quarry, Kennford
Received 7 Jul 2003Bableigh Wood Quarry, Parkham
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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