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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Vacant land adjacent to Deer Valley Road, Holsworthy, EX22 6DA
Received 9 May 2011Gammons Hill, Kilmington
Received 2 Jan 2001Wadland Barton, Northlew, Okehampton, EX20 3PF
Received 28 Jun 2012Warmington Farm, Alverdiscott Road, East the Water, Bideford
Received 25 Oct 2007Land at Hatherleigh Waste Water Treatment Works, Hatherleigh
Received 26 Feb 2007Bableigh Wood Quarry, Parkham, Bideford
Received Not publishedPart OS 2184 & 3682, Old Bideford Road, Barnstaple
Received 13 Sept 1991Ilfracombe C of E Junior School, Princess Avenue, Ilfracombe, EX34 9LW
Received 10 Oct 2014Beaford CP School, Beaford
Received Not published35 Church Road, St Thomas, Exeter, EX2 9AZ
Received 16 Dec 2011land at Greenhills Farm, Yeo Mill, West Anstey, South Molton
Received 13 May 1992North Hele Farm, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LZ
Received 19 May 2005Land adjoining the south east boundary of Cliff House, Baggy Point, Croyde, Braunton
Received 27 Nov 2007The Tutorial Unit, Lampard Community School, St John's Lane, Barnstaple, Ex32 9DD
Received 8 Apr 2005Merryfield Farm, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7BN
Received 16 Nov 2012Okehampton College, Mill Road, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PW
Received 1 Apr 2009Kingsbridge Community College, Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Received 7 Apr 2006Brunswick Wharf, North Walk, Barnstaple
Received 13 Jun 2006Okehampton College, Mill Road, Okehampton, EX20 1PW
Received 24 Apr 2009Pilton Community College, Chaddiford Lane, Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Received 3 Jan 2006Uffculme Comprehensive School, Chapel Hill, Uffculme
Received Not publishedLand between, Penn Inn and Kerswell Gardens, To the west of Kingskerswell
Received 18 Nov 2004West Hill Primary School, West Hill, Ottery St Mary
Received Not publishedCivic Amenities and Recycling Centre, New Barnstaple Road, Ilfracombe
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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