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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 to the west of the A375, between Sidford and Sidbury
Received 25 Jun 2024Land south of the C491 Friars Hele to Petrockstowe Lane, Friars Hele Cross, Meeth, Okehampton, EX20 3QN
Received 11 Jul 2016Parkham CP School, Parkham
Received Not publishedFormer railway, Knowle, Braunton
Received 7 Aug 2006SX 595, 552, Challonsleigh Farm, Smithaleigh, PL7 5AX
Received 5 Jan 2018Land at Lucombe House, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedExbourne C of E School, Exbourne, Okehampton, EX20 3SQ
Received 6 Jul 2009BJ's Value House, Seven Brethren Bank, Sticklepath, Barnstaple
Received 10 Apr 2003Woodbury C of E Primary School, Woodbury, EX5 1NB
Received 2 Feb 2009Former Railway, Station Road, Bridestowe, Okehampton, EX20 4HE
Received 14 Feb 2013South Molton Community College, Old Alswear Road, South Molton
Received Not publishedBradley Barton Primary School, Ogwell Mill Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PR
Received 10 Jul 2008Unit 3, The Candar, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedLand at Heathcote and Ivory Ltd, Alverdiscott Road Industrial Estate, Bideford
Received Not publishedAshleigh C of E Community Primary School, Bevan Road, Barnstaple, EX32 8LJ
Received 13 Oct 2011Cheriton Bishop Primary School, Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop, EX6 6HY
Received 8 Jun 2007Topsham Primary School, Orchard Way, Topsham, Exeter
Received 18 Mar 2010Foredown Farm, Yannon Lane, Kingskerswell
Received Not publishedRedhill Sand & Gravel Pit, Whiteball, Holcombe Rogus/Burlescombe
Received 10 Mar 2000Erme Primary School, Station Road, Ivybridge
Received Not publishedHeathfield Farm, Oil Mill Lane, Clyst St Mary, Exeter
Received Not publishedSidmouth College, Primley Road, Sidmouth
Received 9 Aug 2007Pilton Infants School, Abbey Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedEast Devon Social Services Offices, Mill Street, Ottery St Mary
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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