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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Warleigh Barton, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4LG
Received 13 Feb 2015Walter Daw First School, Woodwater Lane, Exeter, EX2 5AW
Received 16 Nov 2004Pillhead Copse, Old Barnstaple Road, Bideford
Received 1 Mar 2002The Cardew Tea Pottery, Newton Road, Bovey Tracey
Received 17 Sept 2002SWM Waste Recycling Transfer Station, Hacche Lane, Pathfields Business Park, South Molton, EX36 3LH
Received 24 Dec 2014Puslinch Bridge, Nr. Yealmpton, Devon
Received 12 Apr 2012Great Wotton, Colebrook
Received Not publishedShebbear Community School, Shebbear, Beaworthy
Received 30 Mar 2007Kingsbridge Primary School, Belle Cross Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1NL
Received 6 Jun 2014South Yeo Farm, Instow
Received Not publishedBarton Farm, Shillingford Abbot, Exeter, EX2 9QQ
Received 6 Jun 2005Lower Alminstone Farm, Road From Captain Brooks Cross To Alminstone Cross, Woolsery, Devon, EX39 5PX
Received 21 Dec 2022Wrey's Quarry, Stowford, Lewdown, Okehampton, Devon
Received Not publishedLand at Mouldens, Instaple, Bradworthy
Received Not publishedSouthern end of, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate Extension, Bideford
Received Not publishedSt Luke's High School, Ringswell Avenue, Exeter
Received 10 Feb 2000Field near Cleave Wood, Old Dawlish Road, Kennford, Exeter, EX6 7LR
Received 16 Jun 2010The Old Coal Yard, Velator, Braunton
Received Not publishedHeathfield Landfill, John Acres Lane, Fosterville, Sandygate, TQ12 3GP
Received 11 May 2018Upottery Primary School, Upottery
Received 20 Apr 2000Land off C808, Bowd, Nr Sidmouth
Received 26 Mar 2012Overton Quarry, Codden Hill, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 0DX
Received 23 May 2022Land adjacent to, A38 at Dog's Bridge, Heathfield
Received 1 Nov 2005Axe Valley Community College, Chard Street, Axminster
Received Not publishedRecords 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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