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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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WITHDRAWN - Lewtrenchard Primary School, Lewdown, Devon, EX20 4DP
Received 9 Jul 2009Great Stone Farm, Exeter Road, South Molton
Received 28 Nov 1990Land at Lower Challonsleigh Farm, Smithaleigh, PL7 5AX
Received 21 Aug 2017Field off Commons Lane/Ham Lane, Shaldon, TQ14 0HW
Received 31 Jul 2015Bickley Ball Shredding Site, Combsend Road East, Kingsteignton, TQ12 3DZ
Received 25 Feb 2020Bridgerule C of E Primary School, Bridgerule, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedHigh Bickington C of E School, Mill Road, High Bickington, Umberleigh, EX37 9AY
Received 30 Oct 2013Totnes Sewage Treatment Works, Newton Road, Totnes
Received Not publishedSilver Street, Berrynarbor, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedBrian Ford's Discount Store, Severn Brethren Bank, Sticklepath, Barnstaple
Received 10 May 2000Little Stowford, Aylescott Lane, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedVenn Quarry, Landkey
Received Not publishedField Number 8341, Peamore Farm, Shillingford St George, Near Exeter, EX2 9SJ
Received 8 Aug 2005Ilfracombe College, Worth Road, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedLand adjoining, Crowndale Road, Tavistock, Pl19 8BX
Received 16 Jun 2005Magnolia Barn, Bowcombe Quarry, Quarry Farm, Ludbrook, Ivybridge, PL21 0LL
Received 20 Jan 2014Pathfields, South Molton
Received 4 Jul 2002Kingsbridge Community College, Tresillian House, Fore Street, Kingsbridge
Received Not publishedPlot 9875, Barton Farm, Shillingford Abbot, Exeter
Received 7 Sept 2009Salcombe C of E Primary School, Onslow Road, Salcombe, TQ8 8AG
Received 4 Jun 2009The King's School, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1RA
Received 14 Apr 2009High Bickington Primary School, High Street, High Bickington
Received Not publishedE M S Waste Services Ltd, Stuart Way, Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Devon, EX5 1DR
Received 21 Aug 2026The Mansion, Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP
Received 26 Jan 2006Records 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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