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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
South West Water Ltd, Woolston Reed Beds, Woolston
Received Not publishedKingstore, 1 Kingsland Barton, Nadder Lane, South Molton, Devon, EX36 4HP
Received 30 Jul 2007Station Road public toilets, Station Road, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot
Received 20 Jul 2016Land at, Sowden Park, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedBird of Prey Centre, Fermoys Garden Centre and Farm Shop, Totnes Road, Ipplepen, TQ12 5TN
Received 23 Feb 2018Brynsworthy Waste Transfer Station, Roundswell, Barnstaple, EX31 3NP
Received 14 Jan 2019Bolham Primary School, Bolham Road, Bolham, Tiverton, EX16 7RA
Received 1 Mar 2011North Lendon, Tedburn St Mary, Exeter, EX6 6AW
Received 23 Apr 2012Westleigh Quarry, Burlescombe, Devon
Received 12 Jun 2012Bassetts Farm Primary School, St Johns Road, Exmouth
Received Not publishedHigh Bickington C of E Primary School, High Bickington, EX37 9AY
Received 13 Apr 2006Barnstaple, Prixford Barton, Marwood
Received Not publishedLower Challonsleigh Farm, Smithaleigh
Received 9 Nov 2016Holmacott Landfill Site, Holmacott, Instow
Received Not publishedAlwington
Received Not publishedLime Kiln SPS, Granary Lane, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6JD (nearest post code)
Received 12 Jun 2026Ilfracombe College, Worth Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Received 15 Apr 2013Welland House Childrens Home, Chadiford Lane, Barnstaple
Received 5 Jun 1991Tiverton High School, Bolham Road, Tiverton, EX16 6SQ
Received 21 Dec 2020New Park, Tiverton Road, Bampton, EX16 9DX
Received 16 Apr 2015Land at NGR 295437 121760, Tiverton Road, Bampton, Tiverton.
Received 24 Nov 2006East Portlemouth Sewage Treatment Works, Near Salcombe
Received 13 Mar 2000Thorndon Farm, Ashwater, Beaworthy, EX21 5HD
Received 19 Aug 2014Hayedown Industrial Estate, Tavistock, PL19 0NN
Received 27 Jan 2014Records 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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