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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Colyton Primary School, The Butts, West Street, Colyton
Received 6 Jun 2000Skypark, Clyst Honiton
Received 27 Mar 2000Okehampton Railway Station, Station Road, Okehampton, EX20 1EJ
Received 30 Sept 2021Field No. 4010, Chiverstone Farm, Kenton, Exminster
Received 30 Jun 2006Landkey Primary School, Vicarage Road, Landkey, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedApproximately 25-30m to the north of Summer Lane, Exmouth
Received 18 Jan 2016Brixington Community Nursery and Primary School, Brixington Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 4JQ
Received 12 Mar 2008Soar Mill Cove Hotel, Soar Mill Cove, Malborough, Salcombe, Devon
Received 25 Jun 2008Land south of, Mullacott Cross Industrial Estate, Ilfracombe
Received 5 Feb 1991Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, Torrington
Received 22 Oct 2007Teignmouth Community College, Exeter Road, Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ
Received 25 Oct 2005Forches Cross C P School, Forches Avenue, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedThe Boiler House, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QQ
Received 16 May 2007Unit 8, Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DR
Received 25 May 2005Land at Manor Drive, A380 South Devon Link Road, Kingskerswell, Devon
Received 2 Jun 201519C Alexandra Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedHeathfield Landfill Site, John Acres Lane, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3GP
Received 12 Sept 2013Castle Primary School, Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6QR
Received 23 Sept 2010Okehampton College, Mill Road, Okehampton
Received Not publishedLand at Highweek Primary School, Coronation Road, Newton Abbot
Received 16 Mar 2000The Sewage Works, Powderham Road, Starcross
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to, Exwick Lane, Exwick, Exeter
Received 12 Aug 2005Land adjacent to, Torcross Hotel Apartments, Torcross, Near Slapton
Received Not publishedExton North Pumping Station, Land adjacent to Catkins, off Green Lane, Exton
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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