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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land (Pt OS 0072) Muddiford, Western Piece Lane, Milltown, Barnstaple
Received 18 Apr 2001Whitchurch Community Primary School, Whitchurch Road, Whitchurch, Tavistock
Received Not publishedWest Croft Junior School, Coronation Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedMilton Abbot Primary School, Milton Abbot, Near Tavistock, PL19 0PS
Received 9 Mar 2006Cornborough Waste Water Treatment Facility, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BE
Received 1 Feb 2011Land adjacent to Broadpath Landfill, Broadpath, Uffculme
Received 4 Jul 2006Anchor Mills, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1GB
Received 3 Sept 2018From Old Exeter Road to Whitchurch Road, Tavistock
Received Not publishedExmouth Junction, Mount Pleasant, Exeter
Received Not publishedSt Rumons C of E Infants School, Dolvin Road, Tavistock
Received Not publishedPottles Farm, Days-Pottles Lane [Foxcombe Wood], Exminster, Exeter, EX6 8BB
Received 23 Feb 2011East Allington Primary School, East Allington
Received Not publishedHeathfield Landfill Site, John Acres Lane, Fosterville, Sandygate, TQ12 3GP
Received 3 May 2019Kingsbridge Primary School, Belle Cross Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1NL
Received 15 Oct 2014Kingsley House, Alverdiscott Road, East The Water, Bideford, EX39 4PL
Received 29 Jun 2022Stover Park, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QG
Received 16 Mar 2022WITHDRAWN - Land adjacent to Wolborough Gate, Gothic Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1EJ
Received 4 Feb 2016Civic Amenities and Recycling Centre,, Exeter Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton
Received Not publishedAndigestion Ltd, Chilsworthy, Holsworthy, EX22 7HH
Received 3 Jun 2014Tolcis Redundant Landfill Site, Near Axminster
Received Not publishedSecond Floor, Main Building, County Hall, Exeter, EX2 4QQ
Received 21 Dec 2007Unit 2, Bidna Yard, Hubbastone Road, Appledore, EX39 1LZ
Received 2 Aug 2005Tavistock Community College, Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Received 9 Jan 2006Yeo Valley Primary School, Derby Road, Barnstaple, EX31 7HB
Received 17 May 2010Records 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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