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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Church Street, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3BQ
Received 20 Aug 2007Charlton Lodge, Orchard Way, Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Received 19 Jul 2017Jetty and Land at Yelland, East Yelland, Barnstaple
Received 3 Sept 1998Lloyd Maunder Road, Willand, Devon, EX15 2PJ
Received 17 Dec 2015Orchard Manor School, John Nash Drive, Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Received 1 May 2020Woodbury C of E Primary School, Castle Lane, Woodbury, Exeter, EX5 1EA
Received 10 Mar 2014Monkleigh Primary School, Monkleigh, Bideford, EX39 5JY
Received 14 May 2019Cullompton Community College, Exeter Road, Cullompton
Received Not publishedSouth Hayes Farm,, Acland Road, Landkey
Received 28 Jul 2003SWM Waste Recycling, Gratton Way, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3NL
Received 28 Mar 2008Ottery St Mary Primary School, Long Dogs Lane, Ottery St Mary
Received Not publishedMaynard School, Bere Alston
Received Not publishedRydon Primary School, Rydon Lane, Kingsteignton
Received Not publishedLower Brenton Farm, Road Past Higher Brenton Farm, Kennford, EX6 7YL
Received 14 Sept 2021Higher Gorse Claypit, Claypit Coverts, Fremington
Received 10 Mar 1999Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School, Brampford Speke, Exeter, Devon, EX5 5HE
Received 15 Jun 2007Ide Primary School, High Street, Ide, Exeter, EX2 9RN
Received 24 Aug 2010Rockbeare Hill, Rockbeare, Exeter
Received 26 Jan 2007Exeter Register Office, Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PQ
Received 9 Sept 2009Ladysmith Junior School, Pretoria Road, Exeter, EX1 2PT
Received 17 Feb 2011King Edward VI Community College, (Redworth), Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Received 5 Aug 2005Dukes Way, Axminster, EX13 5QP
Received 9 Feb 2012Killacleave Farm, Ilfracombe, EX34 9RH
Received 1 Nov 2005Chulmleigh Community College, Chulmleigh
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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