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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Knockworthy Farm, Huntshaw, Torrington, EX38 7HJ
Received 20 Feb 2006Newbridge Quarry, Dolton
Received Not publishedImerys Processing Plant, Road From Heathfield To Summer Lane, Heathfield, Devon, TQ12 6QZ
Received 7 Feb 2025Woodlands Park Primary School, Abbot Road, Ivybridge, PL21 9TF
Received 4 Aug 2005Shebbear CP School, Shebbear, Beaworthy
Received Not publishedCARC, Seven Brethren Bank, Sticklepath, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedGreat Torrington School, Calversford Road, Great Torrington
Received Not publishedLand between, Turnpike Cross and Willingcott, Mortehoe
Received Not publishedSt Georges School, Jackets Lane, Northam, Devon EX39 1HT
Received 7 Apr 2015Stuckey Farm, Drayford, Witheridge
Received Not publishedWestcott Farm, Westleigh, Tiverton, EX16 7EW
Received 9 Jan 201412 Rope Walk, Bideford
Received Not publishedHackney Pumping Station, Hackney Lane, Kingsteignton, TQ12 3QH
Received 10 Nov 2004Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, St Giles in the Wood, Great Torrington
Received 6 Aug 2008Old Tellams Yard, Road From Pitton Cross To Hook Farm, Cheriton Bishop, EX6 6HH
Received 7 Apr 2021Whitecleave Quarry, Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DQ
Received 29 May 2015Pondground Quarry, Holcombe Rogus, Devon, TA21 OJY
Received 5 Apr 2007Hemerdon Mine Hemerdon Devon PL7 5BS
Received 18 Dec 2020Oaklands Park School, John Nash Drive, Dawlish
Received Not publishedUnit 3, Carlu Close, Hitchcocks Business Park, Uffculme, Devon, EX15 3FG
Received 1 Aug 2025100 Club, Wear Barton Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7EH
Received 18 Feb 2015Honiton County Primary School, Clapper Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QF
Received 11 May 2018South Molton Community College, Alswear Old Road, South Molton, EX36 4LA
Received 17 Aug 2021Stover Canal, Teigngrace, TQ12 6QP
Received 15 May 2014Records 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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