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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land between the A382 and West Golds Way near the Newton Abbot Hospital, TQ12 2TS
Received 29 May 2019Ladysmith Middle School, Pretoria Road, Exeter, EX1 2PT
Received 1 May 2009Bere Alston Primary School, Bere Alston, PL20 7AU
Received 28 Jul 2005Orchard Farm, Holmacott, Instow
Received Not publishedBowhill Primary School, Buddle Lane, Exeter, EX4 1JT
Received 21 Nov 2011Inch's Cider Factory, Hatherleigh Road, Winkleigh
Received Not publishedMarpool Primary School, Moorfield Road, Exmouth
Received Not publishedKenbury Wood Waste Transfer Station, Road To Westfield, Kennford, Devon, EX6 7XD
Received 19 Sept 2024Bishopsteignton Primary School, Bishopsteignton, TQ14 9RJ
Received 9 Mar 2010The King's School, Barrack Road, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1RA
Received 1 Mar 2007Bridgerule C of E (VC) Primary School, Bridgerule, Holsworthy, EX22 7EN
Received 26 May 2009Malborough with South Huish Primary School, Higher Town, Malborough, Kingsbridge, TQ7 3RN
Received 8 Mar 2011Hatherleigh Community Primary School, South Street, Hatherleigh
Received Not publishedSandford School, Sandford
Received Not publishedHemyock Primary School, Parklands, Hemyock
Received Not publishedland at Kingsley Road/Northam Road, Bideford.
Received 30 Nov 2001Clyst Hydon Primary School, Clyst Hydon
Received Not publishedExwell Barton, Crablake Field off Exminster Hill, Powderham, Exeter
Received 17 Feb 2010Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, St Giles in the Wood
Received Not publishedMaddacombe Farm, Maddacombe Road, Kingskerswell, TQ12 5LF
Received 4 Mar 2005Tavistock Waste Water Treatment Works, Crowndale Road, Tavistock
Received Not publishedLOWER PRESTON CROSS
Received 18 Jul 1979Parkhayne Farm, Watchcombe, Shute, Axminster
Received Not publishedBrayford Quarry, Brayford, Barnstaple, EX32 7QD
Received 5 Jul 2017Records 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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