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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Bidwell Barton, Bidwell Lane, Upton Pyne, Exeter, EX5 5HY
Received 16 Dec 2009Warren Farm Business Units, Kentisbeare
Received 2 Jan 2008South Molton Metals Ltd, Quicks Close, Hacche Lane, Pathfields Industrial Estate, South Molton
Received 12 Jul 2007Kingsbridge Primary School, Belle Cross Road, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 1NL
Received 26 Jun 2015Chulmleigh Community College, Beacon Road, Chulmleigh
Received 28 Mar 2003Stokenham Area Primary School, Stokenham, Kingsbridge, TQ7 2SJ
Received 24 Sept 2009Challonsleigh Farm, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, PL7 5AZ
Received 12 Nov 2012St John's C of E Primary School, Pathfields, Bridgetown, Totnes, TQ9 5TZ
Received 28 Nov 2005A379, Between Slapton and Strete
Received Not publishedPilton Community College, Claddiford Lane, Barnstaple
Received 1 Jun 1989Higher Challonsleigh, Biogas Anaerobic Digester Plant, Grazalders Farm To New Park Road, Lee Mill, PL7 5AY
Received 26 May 2020Braunton Cp School, Caen Street, Braunton, EX33 1AD
Received 26 Apr 2013Combe Martin Community Centre, Church Street, Combe Martin
Received Not publishedNorth Tawton War Memorial, Barton Street, North Tawton, EX20 2HL
Received 12 Jun 2008Hillhead Quarry, near Uffculme, Cullompton, EX15 3EP
Received 26 Jun 2018Ashley Civic Amenity Site, Tiverton
Received Not published12 Hartley Road, Exmouth, EX8 2SG
Received 21 Sept 2009WITHDRAWN - Seale Hayne Farm, Field 2851, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6NN
Received 29 Mar 2017Annexe Basement, Devon County Council, Topsham Road, Exeter
Received 6 Jul 2009Shiphill Valley, Strete, Near Dartmouth
Received Not publishedCombebow Landfill Site, Bridestowe
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to, Gulworthy Primary School, Gulworthy, Tavistock
Received 4 Jan 2005East the Water CP School, East the Water, Bideford
Received Not publishedIlfracombe Community College, Worth Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Received 31 May 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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