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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Camperdown Terrace, Exmouth, EX8 1EH
Received 27 Oct 2014Trewyn Quarry, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedBlackhill Quarry, Woodbury, Exeter, EX5 1HD
Received 30 Oct 2015Unit 1 & 2, Station Park, School Road, Heathfield, TQ12 6RQ
Received 5 Apr 2012Parkhayne Farm (Site 2), Shute, Axminster
Received 8 Jun 2009Tiverton The Castle Primary School, Barrington Street, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6QR
Received 29 Oct 2008Newport C P School, Landkey Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedStarcross Primary School, Road from Church Street to Royal British Legion, Starcross, EX6 8QD
Received 16 Apr 2019Limers Lane, Chittlehampton
Received 11 Feb 1992Buckland Brewer CP School, Buckland Brewer, Bideford
Received Not publishedThe Park Community School, Park Lane, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedBidwell Barton, Bidwell Lane, Upton Pyne, Exeter, EX5 5HY
Received 13 Oct 2009The Cardew Tea Pottery, Newton Road, Bovey Tracey
Received 10 May 2006Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Devon, EX5 1DR
Received 11 Dec 2013Land adjacent to Scout Hall Site, Gas Lane/Best Lane, Torrington, EX38 7BE
Received 12 Jan 2010Braunton Caen County Primary School, Caen Street, Braunton
Received 10 May 1991Land between Silverdown Office Park and Flybe Academy Access Road
Received 20 Jun 2019Sandy Lane, Rewe, Near Exeter
Received Not publishedGreat Torrington Community College, Calvesford Road, Torrington
Received 1 Oct 2004Beer Quarry Caves, Quarry Lane, Beer, Seaton, EX12 3AT
Received 5 Nov 2013St Mary's C of E Primary School, Chanters Road, Bideford
Received 3 Nov 2004Recreational Field, Grange Hill, Bratton Fleming
Received Not publishedLee Moor China Clay Works, Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior, Plympton, PL7 5JQ
Received 8 Sept 2026Wildwoods Farm, Marldon, Near Paignton
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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