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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Seven Brethren Industrial Estate, Barnstaple, EX31 3HT
Received 12 Oct 2017Torrington Creamery, Rolle Road, Torrington
Received 24 Oct 2007Bidwell Brook School, Road to Bidwell Brook School, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, TQ9 6JU
Received 26 Mar 2020Brian Fords Discount Store Ltd, 6-7 Seven Brethren Bank, Sticklepath, Barnstaple
Received 20 Jun 2006Bowhill School (formerly John Stocker),, Buddle Lane, Exeter
Received Not publishedClyst Vale Community College, Station Road, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3AJ
Received 29 Nov 2006Hemyock Primary School, Hemyock
Received Not publishedRoundwell Industrial Estate, Barnstaple
Received 2 Mar 1989Tip T1, Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior, PL7 5JA
Received 7 Aug 2019Georgeham C.E Primary School, Putsborough Road, Georgeham
Received Not publishedWeek House Farm, Winkleigh
Received Not publishedRosebank Day Centre, Derby Road, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 7EZ
Received 29 May 2026Warleigh Barton, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, PL5 4LG
Received 18 Aug 2011Caen County Primary School, Caen Street, Braunton
Received Not publishedBidwell Brook Special School, Shinners Bridge, Dartington
Received Not publishedHearson Quarry, Swimbridge, Barnstaple, EX32 0QH
Received 25 Apr 2017Cheriton Bishop Primary School, Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop, Devon, EX6 6HY
Received 29 Apr 2013Former Quarry Site, Newclose Copse, Stoodleigh, Tiverton, EX16 9PT
Received 6 Nov 2015Bradley Rowe (Wynstream) School, Burnthouse Lane, Exeter, EX2 6AY
Received 10 Nov 2006Sycamores Resource Centre, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 7AE
Received 18 Feb 2015Bishops Tawton County Primary School, School Lane, Bishops Tawton, EX32 0AE
Received 15 Mar 2018West Down CP School, Stang Lane, West Down, Ilfracombe, EX34 8NF
Received 9 Dec 2013Marland School, Road To Marland School, Peters Marland, EX38 8QQ
Received 30 Apr 2020Canada Hill CP School, Abbotsridge Drive, East Ogwell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6YS
Received 10 May 2010Records 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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