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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Newport Community School, Landkey Road, Barnstaple, EX32 9BW
Received 16 May 2005Appledore Primary School, Kingsley Avenue, Appledore, EX39 1PF
Received 17 Oct 2016St Georges School, Jackets Lane, Northam, EX39 1HT
Received 29 Nov 2018Upottery Primary School, Upottery
Received Not publishedBideford School and Community College, Abbotsham Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedHigher Bradaford Farm, Virginstowe, Beaworthy, EX21 5DX
Received 19 Nov 2012Pumping Station, Moor Lane, Georgeham
Received Not publishedPilton School & Community College, Chaddiford Lane, Barnstaple
Received 11 Oct 1991Deep Lane B3416 Overbridge, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1XU
Received 24 Sept 2024Heathfield In-Vessel Composting Facility, John Acre Lane, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3GP
Received 2 Mar 2010Unit 54, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, EX5 1EW
Received 23 Mar 2012Dunkeswell Waste Water Treatment Works, Dunkeswell, EX14 4RH
Received 11 Aug 2014Land south west of Drakelands Mine, Sparkwell
Received 19 Aug 2019Shebbear Community School, Beaworthy
Received Not publishedLand at, Crosshills, Tipton St John, EX10 0JX
Received 28 Jul 2005Marpool Primary School, Moorfield Road, Exmouth
Received 20 Apr 2004The Moorings, Canal Hill, Tiverton, EX16 4HX
Received 23 Aug 2012Lucombe House, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD
Received 12 Mar 2020Broadpath Landfill Site, Broadpath, Uffculme, Tiverton
Received 20 Dec 2004(a) land to the east of the Central Area Mineral Site between Rixey Park Corner, John Acres Lane and the Abbrook Sports and Social Club, Strap Lane, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot and (b) land at Whitepit Tip between Rixey Park and Heathfield Tips, Central Area Mineral Site, Preston Manor, Newton Abbot...
Received 25 Jan 2011Springdale Tip, Bondhouse Lane, Whitestone, Exeter
Received 6 Aug 2004Umberleigh CP School, Chittlehampton, Umberleigh
Received Not publishedCoombeshead College, Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot
Received Not publishedOakwell, Bickington, Barnstaple
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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