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530 approved · 53 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land North Of Old Tithebarn Lane Clyst Honiton
Received Not publishedLand North Of Old Tithebarn Lane Clyst Honiton
Received Not publishedLand North Of Old Tithebarn Lane Clyst Honiton
Received Not published56 Scalwell Lane Seaton EX12 2DL
Received Not publishedOrchard Close Chardstock Axminster EX13 7BN
Received Not publishedFerndale Hindstrete Church Road Whimple Exeter EX5 2TB
Received Not published1 The Red Lodge 11 Elwyn Road Exmouth EX8 2EL
Received Not publishedKings Gatchell Higher Metcombe Ottery St Mary EX11 1SL
Received Not publishedBaxters Farmyard Musbury Axminster EX13 8AJ
Received Not published41 Fulford Way Woodbury Devon EX5 1PD
Received Not published30 Burrough Fields Cranbrook Devon EX5 7AN
Received Not publishedCoryton Park Kilmington Axminster EX13 7RD
Received Not publishedCoryton Park Kilmington Axminster EX13 7RD
Received Not publishedCoryton Park Kilmington Axminster EX13 7RD
Received Not published49 Raleigh Road Exmouth Devon EX8 2RX
Received Not publishedRock Farm Townsend Beer Devon EX12 3LH
Received Not publishedGreenside Whimple Exeter EX5 2TT
Received Not published13 Parkside Road Exeter EX1 3TN
Received Not publishedBeech Grove House Rhode Lane Uplyme Lyme Regis DT7 3TX
Received Not publishedThe Lookout Branscombe Seaton EX12 3DP
Received Not publishedHungry Fox Estate Broadclyst Station Broadclyst EX5 3LY
Received Not publishedFlat 3 5 Salterton Road Exmouth EX8 2BW
Received Not publishedThe Old Manor Clyst Hydon Cullompton EX15 2ND
Received Not publishedThe Old Manor Clyst Hydon Cullompton EX15 2ND
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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