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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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B G Pearce Ltd, Cheriton Bishop, EXETER, EX6 6HH
Received 30 Jul 1996Bulleigh Elms Farm, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5UA
Received 22 Nov 2004Cheriton Bishop Primary School, Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop, EX6 6HY
Received 12 Nov 2013Ivybridge Depot, Ermington Road, Ivybridge
Received Not publishedBovey Tracey County Primary School, Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey
Received Not publishedMeeth Ball Clay Works Meeth Hatherleigh
Received 2 May 199620-21 Devon Square, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2HR
Received 5 Aug 2009Land at Manor Drive, A380 South Devon Link Road, Kingskerswell, Devon
Received 14 Jul 2015Higher Slade Farm, Ilfracombe
Received 18 Sept 1990B3236, Stoneylands, Newton Tracey
Received 20 Jun 1991Land off, Prescott Road, Culmstock
Received Not publishedSanders Lane, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedUnit 38a, Greendale Barton, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1AL
Received 22 Jul 2011Land at Portmore Farm, Landkey, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedThe Upper Former Rail Yard, Eggesford Station, Eggesford, EX18 7JZ
Received 24 Nov 2009Exton Park Farm, Exton
Received 11 May 2007Pathfield Special School, Abbey Road, Barnstaple
Received 13 Sept 2004Stockleigh Farm, Highampton, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5LQ
Received 26 Jan 2011Stoke Gabriel Primary School, Stoke Hill, Stoke Gabriel
Received Not publishedStover Country Park, land north east of the A382, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6QG
Received 21 Feb 2025Loddiswell New Primary School, Loddiswell, Kingsbridge
Received 17 Aug 2017St Mary's C of E Primary School, Chanters Road, Northam
Received Not publishedPathfield Special School, Abbey Road, Barnstaple
Received 22 Mar 2000Hazeldown Primary School, Maudlin Drive, Higher Exeter Road, Teignmouth, TQ4 8SE
Received 10 Jan 2007Records 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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