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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Old Quarry, Whitehills Plantation, Filleigh
Received Not publishedLand at Elizabeth Drive, Tawstock
Received 4 Apr 1989Okehampton Community College, Mill Road, Okehampton, EX20 1PW
Received 17 Mar 2011Kingsbridge Community College, Kingsley Road, Kingsbridge
Received Not publishedBack edge of public footpath, adjacent to 27 Church Street, Ilfracombe, EX34 8HB
Received 10 May 2010West Croft School, Coronation Road, Bideford, EX39 3DE
Received 18 Jun 2021Willow Creek, Old Barnstaple Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedWestleigh Quarry, Burlescombe
Received 5 Nov 2003Tower Views, Road from Sextons Cross to Half Acre, Doddiscombsleigh, EX6 7PX
Received 11 Jun 2015Gormans Yard, Grace Road, Marsh Barton Industrial Estate, Exeter
Received 4 Mar 2008Pynes Infant School and Nursery, Coronation Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedTavistock College, Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Received 22 Jul 2010Trenchard Farm, Eggesford
Received Not publishedWITHDRAWN - South West Highways Rockbeare Hill, Lane Past Rockbeare Hill Quarry, Rockbeare, Devon EX5 2HB
Received 10 Jun 2015Pynes Community Infant and Nursery School, Coronation Road, Bideford, EX39 3DD
Received 2 Feb 2012Bridestowe Primary School, Fore Street, Bridestowe, Okehampton, EX20 4EL
Received 15 Nov 2010Southmead CP School, Wrafton Road, Braunton
Received Not publishedLittle Stowford Transfer Station & Recycling Centre, Hore Down Gate, Ilfracombe, EX34 8PH
Received 8 Sept 2008Land at, Riverside, Ashford, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedDungeons Farm, Cullompton, EX15 1RE
Received 20 Jul 2006Appledore Community Primary School, Richmond Road, Appledore
Received 21 Apr 2004Bishopsteignton County Primary School, Cockhaven Close, Bishopsteignton
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to White Cross Lane, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon
Received 2 Apr 2009Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, St Giles in the Wood, Nr Torrington
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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