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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Andigestion Ltd, Holsworthy, Chilsworthy, EX22 7HH
Received 13 Jun 2014Uplyme Quarry (Shapwick Quarry), Shapwick Grange, Uplyme, Devon, DT7 3SP
Received 2 Nov 2020Pathfield School, Abbey Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedECC International, Higher Brocks Plantation, Teigngrace, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QZ
Received 16 Jun 2014Bellair House, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QQ
Received 6 Feb 2007Stokenham County Primary School, Coleridge Cross to Carehouse Cross, Stokenham, TQ7 2SJ
Received 11 Mar 2019Land adjacent to, Sticklepath Terrace/Long Bridge, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedCulmstock Bridge, Culmstock
Received 28 Sept 2006Bowling Green Road, Topsham / RSPB Goosemoor Nature Reserve / River Clyst / to Green Lane, Exton
Received 7 Nov 2007Westleigh Quarry, Tiverton, EX16 7JB
Received 25 Oct 2013Buckland Brewer County Primary School, Buckland Brewer, Bideford
Received Not publishedWilland Biogas LLP, Hide Market Road, Willand, EX15 2FP
Received 4 Apr 2023Halwill Junction, Beaworthy
Received Not publishedOS 3824, Halwill Junction, Halwill
Received Not publishedCullompton Pre-school, Brook Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1DS
Received 8 Feb 2010Ashmill Bridge, Whitchurch Road, Grenofen, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9EW
Received 25 Jun 2010Unit 2, Chancel Lane, Exeter
Received 17 Nov 2008Cullompton Community College, Exeter Road, Cullompton
Received 15 Oct 2007St Leonards C of E Primary School, St Leonards Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4NQ
Received 21 Dec 2006Forches Cross Community Primary School, Forches Avenue, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedDartmouth Community College, Milton Lane, Dartmouth
Received Not publishedBardon Aggregates, Venn Quarry, Landkey, Barnstaple, EX32 0NU
Received 10 May 2005Marpool Primary School, Moorfield Road, Exmouth, EX8 3QW
Received 2 Mar 2012East Worlington School, East Worlington, near Witheridge, Devon, EX17 4TS
Received 12 Sept 2007Records 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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