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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Former Millwater School, Honiton Bottom Road, Litteletown, Honiton, EX14 2ER
Received 6 Sept 2023Clyst Hydon Primary School, Clyst Hydon, Cullompton, EX15 2ND
Received 18 Mar 2010Pathfield Special School, Abbey Road, Pilton, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedBlackawton Primary School, Blackawton, Totnes TQ9 7BE
Received 24 Apr 2007Rydon Depot, Avery Hill, Kingsteignton, Teignbridge, TQ12 3LA
Received 1 Jun 2026Land west of, Old Exeter Road, Newton Abbot
Received 29 Sept 2005Land at Chivenor Cross, Puncharden, Heanton, Braunton
Received Not publishedSidbury C of E Primary School, Church Street, Sidbury, Sidmouth, EX10 0SB
Received 29 Mar 2010From Anvil Corner to Holsworthy
Received 31 Aug 2005Landfill Site, Challwells, Knowle, Braunton
Received Not publishedLoddiswell Primary School, Fore Street, Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, TQ7 4QU
Received 4 May 2010Deep Moor Vehicle Dismantlers, St Giles in the Wood, Near Torrington
Received Not publishedFremington Primary School, Beechfield Road, Fremington
Received Not publishedWithycombe Raleigh Primary School, Withycombe Village Road, Exmouth, EX8 3BA
Received 2 May 2006Georgeham C of E Primary School, Putsborough Road, Georgeham
Received Not publishedBroadpath, Near Uffculme
Received 5 Nov 2008Beech Road, Lee Mill
Received 23 Mar 2000Claypits Covert, Tews Lane, Fremington
Received Not publishedModbury Waste Water Treatment Works, Modbury
Received 10 Nov 2004DDE (SW) Ltd, Challonsleigh Farm, Land South of Devon Expressway, Smithaleigh, PL7 5FJ
Received 19 Oct 2022Land at Sewage Pumping Station, Maer Road, Exmouth, EX8 2DB
Received 20 May 2024Braunton CP School, Caen Street, Braunton, EX33 1AD
Received 13 Jan 2015Cotley Farm, Fluxton, Ottery St Mary
Received Not publishedTorr Quarry, East Allington, TQ9 7QQ
Received 22 Feb 2005Records 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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