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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Stoke Hill School, Stoke Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX4 7DP
Received 16 Jun 2010Wildwoods Farm, Marldon, Nr Paignton
Received 17 Sept 2009Deep Moor Landfill Site, Road From Belle View Cross to High Bullen, HIGH BULLEN, EX38 7JA
Received 1 Jun 2017Clyst Hydon Primary School, Clyst Hydon
Received 13 Jan 2005St David's Church of England Primary School, Dinham Road, St Davids, Exeter, EX4 4EE
Received 10 Aug 2007Chambercombe Manor, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedThe Grove Primary School, The Grove, Totnes, TQ9 5ED
Received 20 Apr 2006Asford Waste Water Treatment Works, Braunton Road, Ashford, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedForches Cross Primary School, Forches Avenue, Barnstaple, EX32 8EF
Received 4 Mar 2010Land adjacent to, Piggery in Old Orchard, Westlake, Ermington
Received Not publishedHigher Challonsleigh Farm, Lee Mill, Ivybridge
Received 16 Apr 2009Barnstaple Metals, Great Western Industral Estate, 21 Howard Avenue, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedLand at Post Cross Business Park, Kentisbeare, Near Cullompton
Received 13 Oct 2004Denbury Primary School, West Street, Denbury, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6DP
Received 26 May 2009Chulmleigh Community College Chulmleigh, Chulmleigh
Received Not publishedIn front of, Nos. 10 and 11 Palk Close, Shaldon
Received 19 Feb 2004Lemonford Depot, Lemonford Farm, Bickington, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JR
Received 9 May 2013Langage AD, Higher Challonsleigh, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, PL7 5AY
Received 23 Jan 2026Mortehoe Bridge, Willingcott, Mortehoe
Received Not publishedPark Hill/Alexandra Terrace, Teignmouth
Received Not publishedPilton Community College, Chaddfiord Lane, Barnstaple
Received 3 Apr 2000Unit 12, Mill Park Industrial Estate, White Cross Road, Woodbury Salterton, EX5 1EL
Received 17 May 2005West Exe Technology College, Hatherleigh Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedUplowman Primary School, Uplowman
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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