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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Dartington Primary School, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, TQ9 6JU
Received 9 Oct 2014Rixey Park, Preston Manor Works, Chudleigh Road, Kingsteignton
Received Not publishedMaclins Quarry, Station Road, South Molton
Received Not publishedIvor Thomas Workshop, Pottington Industrial Estate, Barnstaple
Received 17 Jan 1989Doddiscombesleigh School, Doddiscombesleigh
Received Not publishedShutterton Bridge Sewage Pumping Station, Shutterton Bridge, Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0PB
Received 19 Feb 2019The Grove Primary School, The Grove, Totnes, TQ9 5ED
Received 20 Apr 2006Holsworthy County Infants School, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedKingsbridge Community School, Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge
Received 30 Mar 2000Deep Moor Landfill Site, Road from Belle View Cross to High Bullen, Torrington, EX38 7JA
Received 30 Mar 2015Bishop's Court Quarry, Sidmouth Road, Exeter, EX2 7JH
Received 4 May 2005Langtree Community Primary School, Fore Street, Langtree, Torrington
Received 26 Jan 2007Clyst Hydon Primary School, Clyst Hydon, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2ND
Received 20 Apr 2007Punchbowl Transfer Station, Road From Raddon Down Cross To Hollacombe Cross, Crediton, Devon,EX17 5BP
Received 18 Mar 2026Clyst St Mary Primary School, Road From Clyst St Mary Bridge to Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1BG
Received 6 Jun 2017Digby Drive, Exeter
Received 7 Jun 2010Part OS 8119, Goodleigh
Received Not publishedPlaistow Quarry, Muddiford, Barnstaple
Received 30 Nov 2009Unit 38a Greendale Business Park, Greendale Barton, Woodbury Salterton, EX5 1EW
Received 2 Mar 2010B3174, New Road, Beer, Devon
Received 25 Nov 2010Greendale Barton Industrial Estate, Honey Lane, Woodbury Salterton
Received Not publishedKingsbridge Community College, Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge
Received Not publishedSidmouth College, Primley Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
Received 19 Apr 2006Anchor Mills,Braunton Road, Two Rivers Industrial Estate, Barnstaple
Received 13 Aug 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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