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 · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Devon District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
530 approved · 53 refused · 27 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
12 Glen Close Cat And Fiddle Park Clyst St Mary Devon EX5 1QP
Received Not publishedSt Johns Lodge St Johns Road Exmouth Devon EX8 5EG
Received Not publishedLand At Tc1 Tillhouse Road Tillhouse Road Cranbrook
Received Not published1 Fairview Globe Hill Woodbury Devon EX5 1JR
Received Not publishedCoastlands Cliff Road Sidmouth EX10 8JN
Received Not publishedTown Tenement Farm Clyst Hydon Cullompton EX15 2NB
Received Not publishedTown Tenement Farm Clyst Hydon Cullompton EX15 2NB
Received Not publishedAwliscombe School Awliscombe Honiton EX14 3PJ
Received Not published35 Marpool Crescent Exmouth Devon EX8 3QJ
Received Not publishedLand North Of Old Tithebarn Lane Clyst Honiton
Received Not publishedThe Poultry Barn Green Lane Feniton Honiton EX14 3BR
Received Not published9 Pinaster Close Honiton EX14 2UL
Received Not publishedUnits 2 + 3 Heathpark Way Heathpark Industrial Estate Honiton EX14 1BB
Received Not publishedLower Westwater Farm Westwater Axminster EX13 7JD
Received Not publishedFoxley 23 Marlpit Lane Seaton EX12 2HH
Received Not publishedMonks Crest Ladram Road Otterton Devon EX9 7HT
Received Not publishedUnits 2 And 3 Heathpark Way Heathpark Industrial Estate Honiton EX14 1BB
Received Not publishedUnit 2 And 3 Heath Retail Park Heathpark Way Honiton EX14 1BB
Received Not publishedHoniton Inn Awliscombe Honiton EX14 3PJ
Received Not published47 Grove Road Whimple EX5 2TP
Received Not publishedLichens 47 Church Street Axmouth Seaton EX12 4AF
Received Not publishedLand And Buildings At Barton Farm Village Way Aylesbeare
Received Not publishedTatry West Hill Ottery St Mary EX11 1UX
Received Not publishedGeorge Inn Chardstock Axminster EX13 7BX
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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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 East Devon District 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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