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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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Middle Winsham Farm, Winsham, Braunton
Received Not publishedBideford Arts Centre, The Quay, Bideford
Received 16 Nov 2004Lynton Cross Junction between the A3123 and B3230, North Devon
Received 3 Dec 2019St. Johns C Of E Primary School, Pathfields, TOTNES, TQ9 5TZ
Received 8 Aug 2016Halberton Primary School, Church Path, Halberton, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7AT
Received 27 Jan 2009Broadhembury Primary School, Broadhembury, Honiton, EX14 3NF
Received 8 Feb 2013Kingskerswell Primary School, Coffinswell Lane, Kingskerswell
Received Not publishedLand to the west of, Hayne Quarry, Zeal Monachorum
Received 18 Mar 2005Dunscombe Farm, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, EX5 5BB
Received 22 May 2012Dipper Farm, Shebbear
Received Not publishedFirst Floor, Butterpark, Brook Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0AX
Received 2 Jun 2005The Yeo Centre, St Georges Road, Barnstaple EX32 7AU
Received 19 Jan 2009Lapthorne Cross, Dittisham, Dartmouth, TQ6 0HP
Received 7 Sept 2009Stoneycombe Quarry, Newton Abbot, Stoneycombe, TQ12 5LL
Received 7 May 2014Dunscombe Manor Quarry, Dunscombe Manor Caravan Park, Sidmouth, EX10 0PN
Received 3 Dec 2013Sutton Barton Recycling Centre, Sutton Barton, Offwell, Honiton
Received 20 Feb 2007Westcott Farm, Westleigh, Tiverton, EX16 7EW
Received 12 Aug 20103 Carlu Close, Hitchcocks Business Park, Willand, Cullompton, EX15 3FA
Received 16 Dec 2016Uplyme Quarry (Shapwick Quarry), Shapwick Grange, Uplyme, Devon, DT7 3SP
Received 3 Oct 2024Lifton Community Primary School, Lifton, PL16 0EH
Received 24 Jan 2005Winkleigh CP School, Farmer Franks Lane, Winkleigh, EX19 8JQ
Received 7 Mar 2010East Allington Primary School, East Allington, Totnes, TQ9 7RE
Received 6 Jul 2009Near Tremlett's Boatyard, Odham's Wharf, Ebford, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0PD
Received 5 Jul 2010Strashleigh Hams Tip, On Slip To A38T Westbound To Plymouth, Lee Mill, Devon, PL21 9JP
Received 4 Aug 2022Records 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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