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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Stuckeridge Bridge, B3227, Near Bampton
Received Not publishedBowhill Primary School, Buddle Lane, Exeter, EX4 1JT
Received 4 Oct 2005Higher Artiscombe Farm, Gulworthy
Received 12 Apr 2000Ellen Tinkham School, Hollow Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX1 3RW
Received 4 Apr 2007Goodleigh VP School, Goodleigh
Received 6 Jan 1989on part OS 6800, Plaistow Quarry, Shirwell, Barnstaple
Received 16 Jan 1989Wildwoods Farm, Marldon, Paignton
Received Not publishedBraunton Caen Primary School, Caen Street, Braunton, Devon, EX33 1AD
Received 11 Oct 2007Ashford Sewage Treatment Works, Ashford, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedExe View Cottages and Isca House, Water Lane, Exeter
Received 5 Jul 20022 Glebe Cottage, School House, Exbourne C of E Primary School, Exbourne
Received Not publishedFremington CP School, Beechfield Road, Fremington
Received Not publishedLower Northchurch Farm, Yarnscombe
Received 18 May 2000Devon Waste Management Ltd., Deep moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, Torrington, EX38 7JA
Received 15 Dec 2014Land off Baldwin Drive, Exeter Road, Okehampton, WX20 1UP
Received 26 Feb 2008Kings School, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
Received 14 Aug 2009Killacleave CA Centre, Old Barnstaple Road, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedCullompton Waste Water Treatment Works, Exeter Road, Cullompton, EX15 1EA
Received 20 May 2019Kingswear Primary School, Lower Contour Road, Kingswear, TQ6 0BJ
Received 24 Feb 2009At grass verge opposite junction of Penshurst Road, near entrance to Cross Park Nursery, Newton Abbot
Received 11 Dec 2003Dunscombe Farm, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, EX5 5BB
Received 19 Jul 2013Stoke Gabriel School, School Hill, Stoke Gabriel
Received Not publishedM & W Minerals, The Recycling Centre, John Acres Lane, Fosterville, Kingsteignton
Received 19 Dec 2000Land adjacent to Cleave Road & Sticklepath Hill, Sticklepath, Barnstaple
Received 3 Oct 2006Records 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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