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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Hatherleigh Primary School, South Street, Hatherleigh, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 3JB
Received 14 Sept 2012Bidwell Brook Special School,, Shinners Bridge, Dartington
Received Not publishedLee Moor Quarry, Plympton, Plymouth
Received 26 Jan 2010East Worlington Primary School, East Worlington, Crediton
Received Not publishedHeathfield North Landfill, Fosterville, Kingsteignton
Received Not publishedStover Ball Clay Works, Teigngrace, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QP
Received 16 Jan 2020Land to the south of A361, North Aller Roundabout, South Molton
Received 6 Mar 2024Venn Farm, A379 Chittleburn Hill to Red Lion Hill, Brixton, PL8 2AX
Received 7 Jun 2021Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, St Giles in the Wood, Torrington
Received 2 Jan 2008Orchard Farm, Instow, Holmacott
Received Not published2nd & 3rd Floors, Exeter Trust House, Blackboy Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedMusbury Primary School, Church Hill, Musbury
Received Not publishedMounts Quarry Plantation, A381 Fallapit Turn to Firs Cross, The Mounts, TQ9 7QJ
Received 12 Apr 2016Land at Bere Alston Sewage Treatment Works, Bere Alston, Devon, PL20 7BP
Received 23 Aug 2024Broadclyst Community Primary School, School Lane, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3JG
Received 18 Oct 2007Membury School, Membury, Axminster, EX13 7AF
Received 28 Jun 2011South Molton Waste Water Treatment Works, Mole Bridge, Poltimore Road, South Molton, EX36 3QA
Received 24 Oct 2011Exeter Road Primary School, 41 Exeter Road, Exmouth, EX8 1PU
Received 26 Apr 2017Honiton Waste Oil Treatment Site, 90 Durham Way, Heathpark Industrial Estate, Honiton, Devon
Received 30 Oct 2006Bridge Road, Exeter
Received 2 Sept 2014Tappers Barn, Little Bovey, Bovey Tracey
Received 8 Mar 2007Chapel Farm, Marwood, Barnstaple, EX31 4DZ
Received 17 Oct 2011Holmacott Landfill Site, Old Bideford Road, Holmacott, Instow
Received 10 Feb 1998Land near West Vognacott Farm, Chilsworthy, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7BJ
Received 29 Jan 2013Records 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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