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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sticklepath Community School, Woodville Estate, Barnstaple
Received 16 Jul 2007Land north of Exeter International Airport, Clyst Honiton
Received 1 Dec 2006East Anstey Primary School, East Anstey, Tiverton, EX16 9JP
Received 24 Feb 2010Exton Road Recycling Centre, Exton Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8LX
Received 1 Sept 2010South Molton Waste Water Treatment Works, Mole Bridge, Poltimore Road, South Molton, EX36 3QA
Received 1 Aug 2011Exmouth Community College, Green Close Site, Exmouth, EX8 3AF
Received 21 Jun 2007Challonsleigh Farm Transfer Station, Smithaleigh, Near Lee Mill
Received Not publishedChudleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9SQ
Received 28 Mar 2024St Peter's Cof E High School, Quarry Lane, Exeter, EX2 5AP
Received 6 Sept 2010A382 from Drumbridges Roundabout (SX830751) to the junction with Greycoat lane (SX843732)
Received 24 Nov 2023Sidmouth Infants School, Manstone Avenue, Sidmouth, EX10 9TJ
Received 19 Mar 2010Hemerdon Mine Drakelands Plympton Plymouth PL7 5BS
Received 20 Oct 2020Elms Block, Oaklands Park School, John Nash Drive, Dawlish
Received 19 Feb 2007Kingsbridge Primary School, Belle Cross Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1NL
Received 28 Nov 2007Ringslade Ball Clay Works, Ringslade Road, Highweek, Newton Abbot
Received 25 Jan 2013Building at Cutwellcoombe Farm, Avonwick, South Brent, Devon
Received 18 Jul 2006Tedburn St Mary Primary School, School Lane, Tedburn St Mary
Received Not publishedDittisham Sewage Treatment Works, Riverside Road, Dittisham
Received Not publishedCremtor, Greycote Lane, Forches Cross, Newton Abbot
Received Not publishedMarwood County Primary School, Whiddon, Muddiford, Barnstaple, EX31 4HF
Received 23 May 2011Waterford Farm, Whitford Road, Musbury, Axminster, EX13 7AN
Received 10 Feb 2014The Nichols Centre, Polsloe Road, Exeter, EX1 2HN
Received 9 Jan 2006Land adjoining, Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BX
Received 6 Dec 2004Geens Garage, Station Road, South Molton
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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