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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Pynes County Infant School, Coronation Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3DD
Received 31 Mar 2015Keyberry Mill Flood Bund, A380 Link Road, Newton Abbot
Received 15 Oct 2014The Axe Valley Community College, Chard Street, Axminster, EX13 5EA
Received 19 Jan 2011Lapford CP School, Eastington Road, Lapford, Crediton, EX17 6QE.
Received 19 Sept 2006Axe Valley School and Community College, Chard Street, Axminster
Received Not publishedStrete Sewage Treatment Works, Strete, Nr Dartmouth
Received Not publishedShebbear Community School, Beaworthy, EX21 5SG
Received 12 Jun 2006Torr Quarry, Kingsbridge Road, East Allington
Received Not publishedSteer Point Quarry, Steer Point Road, Brixton, PL8 2DQ
Received 21 May 2020Parkhayne Farm (Site 1), Shute, Axminster
Received 8 Jun 2009Braunton Caen CP School, Caen Street, Braunton
Received Not publishedBeech House, North Road, South Molton
Received Not publishedLand at Cross Moor, Knowstone, near South Molton
Received 8 Jan 2007Orchard Vale Community Primary School, Westacott Road, Barnstaple, EX32 8QY
Received 15 May 200913 Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8NU
Received 26 May 2011Unit 50, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, EX5 1EW
Received 10 Feb 2014Little Swans Pre-School, School Bungalow, First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA
Received 1 Jun 2016Agricultural land adjacent to Mill Lane, West Clyst, Exeter
Received 3 Nov 2006Membury Primary School, Membury, Axminster, EX13 7AF
Received 23 Mar 2011Holsworthy Biogas Plant, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7HH
Received 12 Jun 2019Shirwell County Primary School, Shirwell.
Received 26 Oct 2001Sports Field, Langley Lane, Chulmleigh, Devon
Received 1 Feb 2011Chulmleigh Community College, Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
Received 13 Jun 2005Land On North Side of West Golds Way, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 2TS
Received 9 Nov 2023Records 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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