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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pilton Community College, Chataford Lane, Pilton, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedHeathfield IVC, John Acres Lane, Heathfield, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3GP
Received 1 Mar 2017Seaton Primary School, Valley View, Seaton
Received Not publishedShillamill Farm, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8JR
Received 28 Oct 2010Woolacombe School, Beach Road, Woolacombe, EX34 7BT
Received 9 Dec 2013Barton Wood Quarry, Brayford
Received 11 Mar 1992Holbeton Primary School, Holbeton
Received Not publishedAlverdiscott Depot, Units 4 and 5, Alverdiscott Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 4LQ
Received 7 Feb 2005Cullompton Community College, Exeter Road, Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Received 17 Dec 2020Teigngrace Causeway, Higher Sandygate, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3QJ
Received 6 Dec 2012Ilfracombe Junior School, Princess Avenue, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedLloyd Maunder Road, Willand, Cullompton, Devon EX15 2PJ
Received 10 Jul 2015Hemerdon Mine, Devon, PL7 5BS
Received 9 May 2023Newholme, Northcote Lane, Honiton, EX14 1NH
Received 2 Dec 2021Lower Southcott, Southcott, Okehampton, EX20 4NL
Received 11 Dec 2013Exeter Countess Wear Primary School, Lower Weir Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7BR
Received 18 May 2007Bere Alston Primary School, Bere Alston
Received Not publishedA30 / A377 Junction, Alphington Road, Exeter, EX2 8SA
Received 20 Aug 2009Sutton Barton Recycling Centre, Nr Honiton, Devon, EX14 9SP
Received 16 Dec 2013Brampford Speke Primary School, Brampford Speke
Received 10 Feb 2004Torr Quarry Industrial Estate, East Allington, TQ9 7QQ
Received 22 Feb 2005Fremington CP School, Beechfield Rd, Fremington
Received Not publishedNorth Devon College, Old Sticklepath Hill, Barnstaple
Received 2 May 19912 Kennel Cottages, The Wembworthy Centre, Wembworthy, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7QR
Received 2 Sept 2009Records 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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