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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Winscott Barton (Site 2), St Giles in the Wood, Torrington, EX38 7JP
Received 18 Apr 2005Torrington Infants School, Borough Road, Torrington, EX38 7NU
Received 14 Jan 20055 Atkinson Close, Beacon Lane, Exeter, EX4 8LP
Received 23 Jul 2012Barley Lane School, Barley Lane, Exeter
Received Not publishedFoxhayes First School, Gloucester Road, Exwick, Exeter
Received Not publishedLand between Bowling Green Road, Topsham, through Goosemoor RSPB Nature Reserve and across the River Clyst, Topsham, Exeter
Received 1 Feb 2012Poppy's Field, Winkleigh Airfield, Winkleigh, EX19 8DW
Received 24 Feb 2021Payhembury C of E Primary School, Road From Payhembury Cross to Markers Park, Payhembury, EX14 3HT
Received 31 Aug 2016Kenbury Wood Landfill Site, Old Dawlish Road, Kennford, EX6 7XD
Received 7 Mar 2019Land at Fremington, West Yelland Farm, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedWITHDRAWN - The Avenue Learning Centre, Ringswell Avenue, Exeter, EX1 3EG
Received 13 Jan 2012Broadhempston Village Primary School, Broadhempston, TQ9 6BL
Received 13 Apr 2006Zig Zag Quarry, Kingskerswell
Received Not publishedSampford Peverell C of E Primary School, Higher Town, Sampford Peverell
Received Not publishedParkhouse, Station Road, South Molton
Received Not publishedThe Mansion, Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP
Received 23 Feb 2006Land at Hill Barton Business Park, Sidmouth Road, Farringdon
Received 24 Feb 2000Heathfield Waste Water Treatment Works, Haytor View, Heathfield, TQ12 6RQ
Received 30 Nov 2005Boasley Cross Community Primary School, Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, EX20 4JH
Received 8 Nov 2010Sanders Lane, Holsworthy
Received Not publishedNewton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3AF
Received 8 Jun 2011Kingsbridge Sewage Treatment Works, Gerston, West Alvington
Received Not publishedLand at Hemerdon Mine, South Devon, PL7 5BS
Received 23 Nov 2022Buckleigh Road Junction on the A39
Received 27 Oct 2017Records 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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