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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
X-Fab UK Ltd, Tamerton Road, Plymouth, PL6 7BQ
Received 7 Jan 2009Holsworthy Biogas Plant, Chilsworthy, Holsworthy, EX22 7HH
Received 2 Aug 2012Ashleigh C of E Primary School, Bevan Road, Barnstaple
Received 24 Aug 2004Mouth of the River Sid, Sidmouth (OSGR SY 312866, 87367 to SY 312894, 87375)
Received 2 Aug 2018Land at Greendale Barton Business Park, Woodbury Salterton
Received 5 Jan 2007Holywell C of E Primary School, Tawstock, Barnstaple
Received 4 Jan 2008East Anstey Primary School, East Anstey, Tiverton, EX16 9JP
Received 21 Dec 2011Honiton Community College, School Lane, Honiton
Received Not publishedVyse Quarry Smallacombe Bridge Georgeham
Received 23 Jan 2002New Standon Farm, Bridestowe, Okehampton, EX20 4ET
Received 13 Apr 2006Land to the west of Old Exeter Road, Broadway, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot
Received 5 Jul 2007Stepping Stones Playgroup, Georgeham Primary School, Putsborough Road, Georgeham, Ex33 1QL
Received 15 Dec 2005Cullompton Community College, Exeter Road, Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Received 30 Oct 2018Queen Elizabeth Community College, Crediton
Received 19 Mar 2004Bridestowe Primary School, Bridestowe
Received Not publishedLand to the east of the A379, south of Ellacott Road and adjacent to the new Matford Brook Academy, EX2 0AQ.
Received 25 May 2023Middle Winsham Farm, Braunton
Received 7 Aug 1990Between Kilmington Sewage Works and B3261 Yarty Bridge, Axminster
Received 14 Sept 2007Cutwellcoombe Farm, Avonwick, South Brent, Devon TQ10 9HA
Received 21 Aug 2006Land to the west of Landkey Roundabout, A361, Landkey
Received 8 Aug 2023Fremington C P School, Beechfield Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3DD
Received 10 Nov 2011Starcross Primary School, New Road, Starcross, EX6 8QD
Received 29 Nov 2005Shop Unit 10, The Candar, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedExmouth Community College, Gipsy Lane, Exmouth
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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