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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hillhead Quarry, Broadpath Lane, Uffculme
Received Not publishedCombe Martin CP School, Hangmans Path, Combe Martin
Received Not publishedClovelly Road Industrial Estate, Clovelly Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedSteer Point Quarry, Steer Point Road, Brixton, Devon
Received 26 Apr 2021OS 2288, Challwells, Knowle, Braunton
Received Not publishedNorth Devon College, Old Sticklepath Hill, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedGreenhills Farm, West Anstey
Received Not publishedBoasley Cross Primary School, Bratton Clovelly
Received Not publishedGreat Moor House, Bittern Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 7LW
Received 10 Aug 2015Middle Winsham Farm, Knowle, Braunton
Received Not publishedChumleigh Childrens Centre, Fore Street, Witheridge, Devon, EX16 8AH
Received 24 Mar 2015Salcombe C of E Primary School, Onslow Road, Salcombe, TQ8 8AG
Received 10 Jun 2005Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge
Received 14 Feb 2000Alexander Centre, Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BU
Received 17 Sept 2009Hatherleigh Primary School, South Street, Hatherleigh, EX20 3JB
Received 8 Nov 2018Newport Primary School, Landkey Road, Barnstaple, EX32 9DW
Received 1 Sept 2005Hearson Quarry, Swimbridge, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedChalwells Landfill Site, Knowle, Braunton
Received Not publishedHaldon Hill Picnic Area, Lone Tree, Kennford, Exeter
Received Not publishedSt David's Church of England First School, Exeter
Received Not publishedLand at South Molton Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW), Poltimore Lane, South Molton, Devon, EX36 3QA (nearest post code) – NGR SS 7225 2563.
Received 16 May 2024Clyst Heath Primary School, Royal Crescent, Exeter, EX2 7QT
Received 28 Sept 2007OS 7761, Roundswell, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedWithin the grounds of Brixington Community Nursery and Primary School, Brixington Lane, Exmouth
Received 2 Jul 2007Records 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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