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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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St Michael's C P School, Church Street, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3BQ
Received 29 Jun 2011Burlescombe C of E School, Burlescombe, Tiverton, EX16 7JH
Received 13 Dec 2011Dittisham Recycling, Lapthorne Cross, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HP
Received 14 Jul 20142 Glebe Cottages, Exbourne, Near Okehampton
Received Not publishedDeep Moor Landfill Site, Road From Belle View Cross to High Bullen, HIGH BULLEN, EX38 7JA
Received 31 May 2017St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Church Street, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3BQ
Received 4 Jul 2018Oakwell Lodge Elderly People's Home, Bickington, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedRedhill Silt Lagoon, Whiteball Quarry, Whiteball, Burlescombe, near Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0LY
Received 18 Sept 2015Harleyford Aggregates Ltd, Zig Zag Quarry, Aller Brake Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5FN
Received 5 Feb 2016Barnstaple Railway Station, Station Road, Barnstaple
Received 2 Mar 1990Woods Farm, Bowd, Sidmouth, EX10 0JS
Received 8 Sept 2014Land adjacent to, Cleve Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedExeter Road Primary School, Exeter Road, Exmouth, Devon
Received 16 Oct 2006Ellen Tinkham School, Hollow Lane, Exeter, EX1 3RW
Received 27 Jun 2014Barton Farm, Barton Lane, Shillingford Abbot
Received Not publishedSt James High School, Beacon Heath, Exeter
Received Not publishedLandscore County Primary School, Threshers, Crediton, EX17 3JH
Received 1 Aug 2016Tipper's Quay, Land adjacent to Lower Ferry Slip, Dartmouth
Received Not publishedSt Thomas Primary School, Union Street, St Thomas, Exeter
Received 28 Jun 2007Aggregate Industries Ltd, Rockbeare Hill Quarry, Rockbeare, EXETER, EX5 2HB
Received 12 Mar 1999Lower Henland Farm, Blackborough, Cullompton, EX15 2HG
Received 25 Mar 2014Barnstaple Fire Station, North Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedChulmleigh Community College, Chulmleigh, Devon
Received 15 Feb 2007Uplowman C of E Primary School, Uplowman, Tiverton, EX16 7DR
Received 13 Apr 2006Records 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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