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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
North Tawton Primary School, Exeter Street, North Tawton
Received Not publishedKing Edward VI Community College, Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Received 9 Jan 2006Exeter Industrial Services, 22 Marsh Green Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedMulberry House, Preston Down Road, Paignton
Received 15 Oct 2004Two Moors Nursery School, Cowley Moor Road, Tiverton
Received 14 Oct 2008WITHDRAWN - Hazeldown Primary School, Exeter Road, Teignmouth, TQ14 8SE
Received 9 Jun 2014Between A382 Forches Cross junction (284294,73264) and A383 Seale Hayne junction (282643,72137). New junction/roundabout at A382 to be provided as part of A382 widening scheme currently submitted for planning approval.
Received 6 May 2016Land at junction of Nelson Road and Townstal Road, Dartmouth
Received 5 Oct 2006Lower Chitterley Farm, Silverton, EX5 4BP
Received 20 Jan 2005Honiton Community College, School Lane, Honiton
Received Not publishedNewton St. Cyres Primary School, Newton St. Cyres, EX5 5DD
Received 9 Jul 2008Treetops and Fairacres, Exeter Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6PP
Received 3 Feb 2006Rockbeare Hill Quarry, Rockbeare Hill, Rockbeare
Received 2 Oct 2007Deep Moor Landfill Site, High Bullen, Torrington, EX38 7JA
Received 27 Nov 2008Challonsleigh, Smithaleigh, Nr Plympton
Received Not publishedSite 2, Logshayne Farm, near Widworthy
Received 4 Jun 2010Monkleigh Primary School, Monkleigh
Received Not publishedExminster Primary School, Exminster
Received Not publishedWhitecleaves Quarry, Buckfastleigh
Received 4 Apr 2008Bray Valley Quarries, Barnstaple
Received 12 Aug 1993Marland Primary School, Chanters Road, Bideford, EX39 2QN
Received 17 Dec 2020Clearwater House, Love Lane, Bideford, EX39 3AR
Received 22 Jul 2010Chiverstone Farm, Kenton, EX6 8NL
Received 17 Jun 2005Seabrook Orchards, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon
Received 19 Feb 2016Records 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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