Understanding planning · 13 min read
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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Broadclyst Primary School, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3NG
Received 12 Jul 2007South Molton Community College, Old Alswear Road, South Molton
Received Not publishedOld Quarry Site, Manworthy Mill
Received Not publishedRockbeare Quarry, Rockbeare
Received 7 Oct 2014Sandford Primary School, Church Street, Sandford, EX17 4NE
Received 24 Jun 2021East the Water Community Primary School, Mines Road, Bideford, EX39 4BZ
Received 13 Apr 20065 & 6 Atkinson Close, Beacon Lane, Exeter
Received 12 Sept 2007Former Satellite Kidney Unit, Victoria House, Victoria Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedHatherleigh Primary School, Hatherleigh
Received 25 May 2000Furze Cottage, Ashreigney, CHULMLEIGH, EX18 7PW
Received 4 Feb 2026Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, St Giles in the Wood, Torrington, Devon
Received 12 Mar 2007Totnes Sewage Treatment Works, Newton Road, Totnes
Received Not publishedExmouth, EX8 5BD
Received 14 Oct 2016Kentisbury Primary School, Kentisbury
Received Not publishedEllen Tinkham School, Hollow Lane, Exeter, EX1 3RW
Received 27 Jun 2012Tiverton High School, Bolham Road, Tiverton, EX16 6SQ
Received 25 Apr 2013Sedgewell Farm, Olchard, Near Newton Abbot
Received Not publishedPlaistow Quarry, King Bridge, Shirwell, Barnstaple
Received 13 Mar 2000Gatehouse Primary School, Secmaton Lane, Dawlish, EX7 0LW
Received 1 Jul 2011Exmouth Community College, Gipsy Lane, Exmouth
Received Not publishedSouth West Water Pumping Station, Ropewalk, Tacketwood, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1HJ
Received 22 Jan 2005Redundant Landfill Site, Tolcis, Axminster, EX13 7JF
Received 20 Apr 2010Stokeinteignhead School, School Road, Stokeinteignhead
Received Not publishedHeadley Wood Caravan Park, Bridgerule
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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