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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Exminster CP School, Deepway Lane, Exminster, Exeter, EX6 8AJ
Received 27 Feb 2013Shebbear Community School, Shebbear EX21 5SG
Received 17 Jul 2006Vyse Quarry, Smallacombe Bridge, Near Georgeham
Received 11 Jan 2002Lifton Primary School, North Road, Lifton, Devon, PL16 0EH
Received 18 Nov 2008Bideford Bay Children's Centre, Victoria Park, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2QS
Received 4 Jul 2012Filleigh Primary School, Filleigh, South Molton
Received Not publishedLand off, Tremletts Close, Tedburn St Mary
Received 9 Mar 2005Bishopsteignton CP School, Cockhaven Close, Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth, TQ14 9RU
Received 26 May 2009Chudleigh Knighton C of E Primary School, OS2348, Chudleigh Knighton
Received 28 Feb 200013 Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, EX2 8NU
Received 8 Oct 2012East The Water Primary School, Mines Road, Bideford, EX39 4BZ
Received 13 Feb 2015Leonard Cheshire Home, Hollow Lane, Exeter, EX1 3RW
Received 8 Nov 2012Dyrons Leisure Centre, Knowles Hill School, Old Exeter Road, Newton Abbot
Received Not publishedRosalind House, 2 Birchen Lane, Tiverton, EX16 5DL
Received 21 Feb 2025Hobart/Still, Braunton Road, Barnstaple
Received 19 Feb 1992Land between Hollow Lane and Harts Lane (St Luke's School), Hill Barton Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedMarwood CP School, Muddiford, Whiddon, Barnstaple
Received 13 Jan 1998Northlew Primary School, Northlew, Okehampton, EX20 3PB
Received 6 Jul 200918 - 28 Garages, Off Churchill Avenue, Dawlish
Received 18 May 2000Bridestowe Primary School, Bridestowe
Received Not publishedIn field behind, Belle View, West Buckland, Kingsbridge, TQ7 3AQ
Received 21 Oct 2004Round Field, A30/A377 Interchange, Ide, EX2 9RY
Received 14 Oct 2015Marland School, Petersmarland
Received Not publishedIlfracombe Infant and Nursery School, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL
Received 8 Jun 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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