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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Northam Burrows CARC, Northam
Received Not publishedGainsborough, Cornborough Road, Abbotsham
Received 15 May 2000Barley Lane Special School, Barley Lane, Exeter
Received Not publishedCheriton Bishop Community Primary School, Cheriton Bishop
Received Not publishedHorwood Barton, Road From Catsborough Cross To Hele Lane, Frithelstockstone, EX39 5LF
Received 25 Jun 2020Hearson Quarry, Swimbridge, Barnstaple
Received 13 Apr 2016Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Crediton, EX17 4JD
Received 25 Jan 2007Haywards Primary School, East Street, Crediton
Received 23 Nov 2004Tredown Farm, Bradstone, Tavistock, PL19 0QT
Received 1 Mar 2012Buckland Brewer CP School, Buckland Brewer, Bideford
Received Not publishedBideford Community College, Abbotsham Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedFordton Winter Maintenance Depot, Fordton Industrial Estate, Crediton, EX17 3BE
Received 12 Jul 2010Sidmouth Community College, Primley Road, Sidmouth
Received Not publishedKingsbridge Community College, Tresillian House, 112 Fore Street, Kingsbridge
Received Not publishedKenwith Valley, Bideford
Received Not publishedA30 Crawley Bridge, Yarcombe, East Devon
Received 1 Mar 2007Willowbrook Primary School, Summer Lane, Exeter
Received 8 Feb 20084 Lowicke House, Ringslade Road, Newton Abbot
Received 15 Jan 2004Greenaway Agricultural Recycling Ltd, Channer Wood Plantation, Marley Head, South Brent, TQ10 9LW
Received 10 Apr 2017Holmacott Landfill Site, Orchard Farm, Bideford, EX39 4LR
Received 29 Sept 2022North Devon Library, Library Square, Tuly Street, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1EL
Received 10 Mar 2015land adjacent to A30 / A377 Interchange, Alphington Road, Exeter, EX2 8SA
Received 20 Dec 2010Lamerton STW, Launceston Road, Lamerton, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8RX
Received 8 Nov 2022Shebbear CP School, Shebbear
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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