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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Newtown First School, Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2ES
Received 26 Apr 2007Former Yelland Power Station, Lower Yelland, Barnstaple, Devon
Received 25 May 2007Beechleigh Farm, Furzeleigh Lane, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9LU
Received 14 Jan 2010Markham Farm, Exeter, EX2 9QJ
Received 3 Aug 2009Bradford CP School, Bradford
Received Not publishedEvans Transport, Anchor Mills, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1GB
Received 24 Oct 2016Braunton CP School, Caen Street, Braunton, EX33 1AD
Received 13 Jan 2015Applethorn Slade Farm, Voss Lane, Plympton, Devon, PL7 5AS
Received 7 Dec 2006CARC, New Barnstaple Road, Ilfracombe
Received 20 Jan 2003Pt OS 1125 2522, Alwington
Received Not publishedOkehampton Primary School and Nursery Unit, Glendale Road, Okehampton
Received Not publishedOld Tellams Yard, Road From Pitton Cross To Hook Farm, Cheriton Bishop, Devon, EX6 6HH
Received 11 Oct 2023Bratton Fleming Primary School, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4SB
Received 20 May 2009Bridestowe Primary School, Fore Street, Bridestowe, Okehampton, EX20 4EL
Received 25 May 2011Branscombe C of E Primary School, Branscombe, EX12 3DA
Received 26 Sept 2008Higher Artiscombe Farm, Gulworthy, Near Tavistock
Received Not publishedHolsworthy Biogas Plant, Higher Manworthy, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7HH
Received 16 Nov 2009Great Torrington Community School, Calvesford Road, Torrington
Received Not publishedGreendale Barton Industrial Estate, Woodbury Salterton
Received 20 Mar 2008Sticklepath CP School, Barnstaple
Received Not published(1) Land off Back Street, Modbury, PL21 0RG (2) Land off Burns Lane, Modbury, PL21 0TX
Received 28 Aug 2015Andigestion Ltd, Lane to Biogas Plant, Chilsworthy, EX22 7HH
Received 15 Sept 2017Seaton to Colyford, East Devon
Received 6 Jun 2011Holsworthy C of E Primary School, Sanders Lane, Holsworthy, EX22 6HD
Received 15 May 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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