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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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West Down County Primary School, West Down, Near Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedBodmin Street to Station Yard, Holsworthy
Received 28 Feb 2000Rockbeare Quarry Rockbeare Hill, Ottery St, Mary, Exeter. EX11 1JZ
Received 11 Jan 1999Land adjacent to Waste Water Treatment Sewage Works, Road From Golden Inn To Wagaford Bridge, Highampton, Devon, EX21 5LU
Received 4 Nov 2025New Court Barton Farm, Sheepwash
Received Not publishedSowton Maintenance Compound, Avocet Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7JA
Received 1 Sept 2010Montgomery Combined School, St. Thomas, Exeter
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Core Hill Road, Sidmouth
Received 3 Jun 2009M5 Junction 29, Near South Lodge, Redhayes, Clyst Honiton, Devon, EX5 2AN
Received 28 Oct 2009Bus Station, Albert Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1DZ
Received 16 Mar 2005Dartmouth Community College, Milton Lane, Dartmouth
Received Not publishedGreat Torrington Community School, Calvesford Road, Torrington, EX38 7DJ
Received 21 Sept 2005Bideford College, Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR
Received 1 Sept 2005Land at, Mortehoe Station to Le Mortehoe
Received Not publishedA379 Bridge Road, Exeter, Devon
Received 20 Jan 2016North Division Fire I + Q, Pilton, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedPortmarsh Field, Gloucester Road, Barnstaple
Received 10 Jan 2000Jubillee Inert Landfill Site, New Moor Plantation, Molland, South Molton
Received Not publishedBere Alston Primary School, Bere Alston
Received Not publishedLand between Loughter Mill, Plympton and Bottle Hill Road, Hemerdon
Received 11 Apr 2014Holsworthy Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7HH
Received 7 Apr 2026Bradley Barton CP School, Ogwell Mill Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PR
Received 3 Jun 2013Shirwell CP School Barnstaple, Shirwell, Shirwell
Received Not publishedSidbury C of E Primary School, Sidbury, Sidmouth
Received 19 Apr 2005Records 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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