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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Sidmouth Community College, Primley Road, Sidmouth
Received Not publishedHearson Quarry, Swimbridge, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedThe Visitors' Centre, The Moorings, Canal Hill, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4HX
Received 23 Aug 2012Chudleigh Knighton C of E Primary School, Chudleigh Knighton
Received Not publishedFremington CP School, Beechfield Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3DD
Received 24 Jan 2011West Hill Primary School, West Hill, Ottery St Mary
Received 23 Oct 2006Crediton Haywards Primary School, East Street, Crediton, EX17 3AX
Received 8 Jun 2016Brampford Speke Primary School, Brampford Speke
Received Not publishedDigby and Sowton Rail Station to Apple Lane, Exeter
Received 19 Mar 2007Coil Cross, East Down, Berrynarbour
Received 25 Jan 1991St Michaels, Devon County Council Social Services & Adult Services, Orchard Way, Honiton, EX14 1HU
Received 21 Jun 2021Kingsbridge Community Primary School, Belle Cross Road, Kingsbridge
Received 8 Oct 2004Bideford Community College, Abbotsham Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedPortworthy Dams 2 and 3, Lee Moor China Clay Works, Lee Moor, PL7 5JP
Received 19 Feb 2020Venn Ottery Quarry, Venn Ottery, Devon
Received 15 Apr 2016Welwyn Farm, Six Mile Hill, Tedburn St Mary, EX6 6BA
Received 9 Apr 2018Woolacombe Primary School, Beach Road, Woolacombe
Received 19 May 2008Plymtree C of E Primary School, Plymtree, Cullompton, EX15 2JU
Received 8 Jun 2009Corner of, Forde Park and Torquay Road, Newton Abbot
Received 2 Sept 2004Hearson Quarry, Swimbridge, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedTorr Quarry Transfer Station, Torr Quarry, East Allington, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7QQ
Received 2 Feb 2021Milton Abbot Primary School, Milton Abbot
Received Not publishedScobell's Grave, Mallows Farm, Bere Alston, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7HT
Received 21 May 2012Summerleaze Ltd, Chilsworthy, Holsworthy, EX22 7HH
Received 23 Nov 2011Records 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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