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3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Heathfield Redundant Landfill Site, Heathfield Farm, Oil Mill Lane, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1AJ
Received 18 Jun 2012Bassetts Farm County Primary School, St Johns Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 4GB
Received 17 Sept 2012Higher Henland Farm, Kentisbeare
Received Not publishedLocks And Tracey Down Quarry, Combe Martin
Received Not publishedThe IVC Site at Deep Moor Waste & Recycling Facility, Road From Belle View Cross to High Bullen, Great Torrington, EX38 7JA
Received 6 Nov 2019Pyworthy C of E School, Pyworthy
Received Not publishedStanwell Hill, Westward Ho!
Received Not publishedIn front of, 4 Orchard Close, Shaldon
Received Not publishedLand at Hill Barton Business Park, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DR
Received 25 Aug 2009Lucombe House, County Hall,, Topsham Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedLittle Silver Quarry, Marwood
Received 25 Aug 1998Sandford School, Sandford, Crediton, EX17 4NE
Received 2 Jul 2009Kerswell Farm, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7PF
Received 9 Mar 2011Wylam Scrap Yard, Monkton, Honiton
Received 25 Mar 2004The Axe Valley Community College, Chard Street, Axminster, EX13 5EA
Received 13 Jan 2012Land at, Tiverton Road, Bampton
Received 22 Aug 2005Sticklepath C.P. School, Woodville Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedNorthlew and Ashbury C of E Primary School, Northlew
Received Not publishedLapford Primary School, Lapford, Crediton
Received 16 Oct 2008Stoneybridge Car Dismantlers, Knowle, Stoneybridge, Braunton
Received Not publishedClawton Primary School, Clawton, Holsworthy
Received 21 Dec 2004South Hams District Council Car Park, Jaw Bone Hill, Dartmouth, TQ6 9RW
Received 14 Jul 2006Shop Unit 1/2, The Candar, Ilfracombe
Received Not publishedLand at Galsworthy Farm, near Bulkworthy
Received 17 Dec 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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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