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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Clyst Vale Community College, Station Road, Exeter, EX5 3AJ
Received 9 Jul 200915-21, Rifford Road, Exeter, EX2 5JT
Received 26 Oct 2021Stanhope Park, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedKing Edward VI Community College, Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Received 22 Sept 2009Kingsbridge Community College, Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Received 14 Jan 2010Okehampton Community College, Mill Road, Okehampton, EX20 1PW
Received 28 Jan 2011Stoke Canon C of E School, Stoke Canon, Exeter
Received Not publishedPilton Park Footbridge, Barnstaple
Received 29 Aug 2006Former Yelland Power Station, East Yelland, Fremington
Received 2 Dec 1997Erme Road, Ivybridge, PL21 9FE
Received 26 Sept 2014Land at Marshall Farm, Woolsery
Received 1 Feb 2007Foredown Landfill Site, Yannon Lane, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5LB
Received 3 Jul 2012Hemyock Primary School, Hemyock
Received 15 May 2006St Marys RC Primary School, Lyme Road, Axminster, EX13 5BE
Received 16 Dec 2020Land at, Ditch End Cross, Bratton Fleming
Received Not publishedKings School, Ottery St Mary
Received 17 Mar 2000Haywards Primary School, East Street, Crediton, EX17 3AX
Received 23 Sept 2011Berrynarbor C Of E Primary School, Silver Street, Berrynarbor, Devon, EX34 9SE
Received 23 Dec 2024Trenchard Farm, Eggesford, Chulmleigh
Received 9 Nov 2004Between Portmore Roundabout and Filleigh Cutting on the A361
Received 27 Oct 201713 Park Street, Ivybridge, PL21 9DJ
Received 5 Jun 2014Heathfield Landfill, John Acres Lane, Fosterville, Sandygate, TQ12 3GP
Received 24 Mar 2016S W M Recycling, Gratton Way, Roundswell, EX31 3NL
Received 4 Apr 2017Land at Gadcombe Cross, Combe Park, Broadwoodwidger
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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