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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Woodlands Primary School, Abbot Road, Ivybridge
Received 24 May 2000The Community College, South Molton Street, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7AA
Received 15 Oct 20102 Glebe Cottages, Exbourne, Near Okehampton
Received Not publishedIde First School, High Street, Ide, Exeter, EX2 9RN
Received 24 Dec 2012Land South Of The A3052 East Of The A376 And West Of Crealy Theme Park And Resort Clyst St Mary
Received 29 Jul 2026Laredo Farm, Brandis Corner, Holsworthy
Received 8 Oct 1988Instow CP School, Rectory Lane, Instow, Bideford, EX39 4LU
Received 27 Nov 2013Alwington
Received Not publishedLand at junction of Nelson Road and Townstal Road, Dartmouth
Received 3 Oct 2006Headon Quarry, Plympton, Plymouth
Received 26 Jan 2010Bideford Longbridge, Bideford
Received 16 Feb 2006In front of, No. 59 Barton Drive, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1YU
Received 19 Nov 2004South West Composting, Venn Farm, Brixton, Plymouth, Devon, PL8 2AX
Received 27 Jun 2016Bishops Tawton CP School, Bishop Tawton
Received 30 May 1979Ilfracombe Fire Station, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedHeathfield Landfill, John Acres Lane, Fosterville, Sandygate, Devon, TQ12 3GP
Received 5 Apr 2023Ilfracombe Infant and Nursey School, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL
Received 28 Nov 2005Next to Public Conveniences, Newfoundland Way, Newton Abbot
Received 24 Dec 2004Land north of, Bidwell Brook School, Dartington
Received Not publishedBolham Primary School, Road From Bolham Primary School To Knightshayes Cross, Bolham, Devon, EX16 7RA
Received 5 Oct 2023Upottery Primary School, Upottery
Received 15 Nov 2005Hurlditch Farm, Road from Tuell Down Cross to Blacksmiths Arms, Lamerton, PL19 8QA
Received 7 Mar 2018Berrynarbor C.E Primary School, Silver Lane, Berrynarbour
Received Not publishedChawells Inert Landfill Site, Knowle, Braunton
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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