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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Underhills Yard, Broadway Road, Kingsteignton
Received 26 Jun 2007Stoke Hill Middle School, Stoke Hill, Exeter, EX4 7DP
Received 12 Jan 2012Trelawney Warehouse, Pilland Way, Pottington Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 1LT
Received 7 Feb 2011Grace Road South, Exeter
Received 16 Apr 2007The King's School, Ottery St Mary
Received Not publishedFrom Southerly Bridge to Station Road, Bridestowe
Received 17 Jul 2006Brooking Plant, Robins Park, Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, TQ7 4RU
Received 27 Jun 2012Salcombe C of E Primary School, Onslow Road, Salcombe
Received Not publishedCockwood Primary School, Cofton Hill, Cockwood, Exeter, EX6 8RB
Received 31 Jan 2008Countess Wear Waste Water Treatment Plant, Countess Wear, Exeter
Received Not publishedMill-on-the-Mole, South Molton
Received Not publishedEast Worlington Primary School, East Worlington
Received 13 Dec 2004South Molton Waste Water Treatment Works, Mole Bridge, Poltimore Road, South Molton, EX36 3QA
Received 6 Jul 2012Umberleigh Primary School, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9AD
Received 9 Feb 2009Bideford College, Abbotsham Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedHurlditch Farm, Lamerton, Tavistock, PL19 8QA
Received 11 Aug 2011Broadmeadow Pumping Station, Broadmeadow Industrial Estate, Kingsteignton Road, Teignmouth
Received 11 Feb 2004Beverley Way to Steppes Meadow, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1LX
Received 31 Oct 2018Axe Valley School and Community College, Chard Street, Axminster
Received 28 Feb 2000Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School, Princess Avenue, Ilfracombe, EX34 9LW
Received 23 Jan 2018Challonsleigh Farm, Smithaleigh
Received Not publishedCounty Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QW
Received 31 Jan 2005Orchard Farm, Holmacott
Received 25 Jan 1991Hill Barton Business Park, Blackmore Road, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DR
Received 25 Mar 2025Records 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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