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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Punchbowl Recycling Centre, Crediton, EX17 5BP
Received 15 Jun 2007County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QW
Received 31 Jan 2005Bishops Tawton County Primary School, School Lane, Bishops Tawton, Devon, EX32 0AE
Received 18 Dec 2015Burlescombe C of E Primary School, Burlescombe
Received Not publishedMarshall Farm, Woolsery, EX39 5QZ
Received 1 May 2007Bideford School and Community College, Abbotsham Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedEast Street/Broad Street, Black Torrington, EX21 5PX
Received 2 Nov 2009Milton Abbot Primary School, Milton Green, Milton Abbot, Nr Tavistock, Devon
Received 20 Oct 2006Newton Abbot Adult Education Centre, Market Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2RW
Received 21 Feb 2005Uffculme School, Chapel Hill, Uffculme, EX15 3AG
Received 30 Aug 2005Bishops Tawton CP School, Bishops Tawton
Received Not publishedUnit 54, Sita UK, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW
Received 14 Jan 2013Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Devon, EX5 1EW
Received 15 Oct 2010Venture Hall, Moor Lane, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 6QE
Received 13 Dec 2023Woods Farm, Bowd, Sidmouth
Received 13 Jul 2007Boasley Cross Primary School, Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, EX20 4JH
Received 11 Jan 2010St Rumon's Church of England Infant School, Dolvin Road,Tavistock, PL19 9EA
Received 6 Mar 2008Sandy Park Farm, Old Rydon Lane, Exeter
Received 14 Mar 2005Blakewell Farm, Chittlehampton, Umberleigh
Received Not publishedWinkleigh CP School, Farmer Frank's Lane, Winkleigh, EX19 8JQ
Received 25 Sept 2008Ringslade Culvert on Ringslade Road, Newton Abbot
Received 1 Jun 2018Okehampton East Business Park, Higher Stockley Mead, Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Received 28 Jul 2020Upottery Primary School, Upottery, Honiton, EX14 9QT
Received 16 Nov 2012St Giles-on-the-Heath
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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