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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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West Exe Technology College, Hatherleigh Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedRedhills School, Landhayes Road, Exeter, EX4 2BY
Received 4 Dec 2013Honiton Community College, School Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QT
Received 10 Jan 2008WITHDRAWN - Land at Hill Barton Business Park, Stuart Way, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1DR
Received 7 Feb 2017Holmacott Landfill Site, Holmacott, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedFormer railway between, Meeth and Hatherleigh
Received Not publishedDeedtrade House, Grace Road Central, Marsh Barton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 8QA
Received 9 Sept 2009Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, Devon, EX5 1DR
Received 20 Dec 2006Corner of, Torquay Road and Forde Park, Newton Abbot
Received 30 Sept 2004Bicton College, Budleigh Salterton, East Budleigh, EX9 7BY
Received 6 Mar 2015Lickey's Field, Firwood Barton Farm, Northleigh, Colyton, EX24 6DZ
Received 22 Aug 2011Clyst Hydon Primary School, Clyst Hydon, Cullompton, EX15 2ND
Received 6 Jan 2014Kingsbridge Community College, Kingsley Road, Kingsbridge
Received Not publishedAt the rear of, Ipplepen Primary School, Biltor Road, Ipplepen, TQ12 5QL
Received 17 Mar 2006Land to the east of Old Exeter Road, Newcross, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot
Received 5 Jul 2007KNAPPS COPSE SIDBURY
Received 19 Sept 1978Brownston Sewage Treatment Works, Lower Brownston, Ivybridge
Received 8 Oct 2004Land adjacent to Pathfields Industrial Estate, Hacche Lane, South Molton
Received 2 Jun 2001Axe Valley School and Community College, Chard Street, Axminster
Received 13 Mar 2000The Recreation Field, Grange Hill, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedBerry Pomeroy Parochial Primary School, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, TQ9 6LH
Received 17 May 2006Ilfracombe College, Worth Road, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedLarkbeare House, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4NG
Received 2 Mar 2017Kingsbridge Community College, Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge
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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