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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 304445 114510, Ayshford, Sampford Peverell
Received 8 Aug 2016Kingston Sewage Treatment Works, Kingston
Received Not publishedDawlish SWW Wastewater Network
Received 10 Jun 2025Ladysmith Infants School, Ladysmith Road, Exeter, EX1 2PS
Received 6 Sept 2013The Moorings, Canal Hill, Tiverton, EX16 4HX
Received 7 Jul 2010Kentisbeare Primary School, Kentisbeare
Received Not publishedBlackawton Primary School, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BE
Received 24 Oct 2011Land site at North Molton
Received 18 Oct 1989Cullompton Community College, Exeter Road, Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Received 18 Jan 2021Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe
Received Not publishedLittle Stone Farm, Exeter Road, South Molton, EX36 4HX
Received 4 Aug 2010Southmead CP School, Wrafton Road, Braunton
Received Not publishedLand North of West Park Hill, Plympton, Plymouth
Received 8 Jul 2011Yealmpton Primary School, Stray Park, Yealmpton, PL8 2HF
Received 18 Feb 2010Crediton Waste Water Treatment Works, Lords Meadow, Commercial Road, Crediton, EX17 1ER
Received 16 Sept 2022South Molton Infants School, North Road, South Molton, EX36 3BA
Received 27 Feb 2017Unit 42, Road to Greendale Business Park, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, EX5 1EW
Received 15 Apr 2019Hawley Hostel, Sowden Lane, Barnstaple
Received 29 Aug 1988The King's School, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
Received 10 Feb 2010Black Torrington C of E Primary School, Black Torrington, Nr Holsworthy
Received Not publishedKersdown Barton, Bampton
Received 5 Jun 2000Woolfardisworthy C P School, Woolfardisworthy
Received Not publishedUnited Reform Church, High Street, Ilfracombe
Received 6 Feb 1990Westcliff School, First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA
Received 31 May 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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