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530 approved · 53 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
55 King Alfred Way Newton Poppleford Sidmouth EX10 0DG
Received Not published4 Raleigh Road Budleigh Salterton EX9 6HP
Received Not publishedHigher Way Dalwood Axminster EX13 7EU
Received Not publishedBirch House 4 Birch Grove West Hill Ottery St Mary EX11 1XP
Received Not publishedMonterey 22 Douglas Avenue Exmouth
Received Not published72 Valley Way Exmouth EX8 4RL
Received Not publishedBrinkburn Court Manor Road Sidmouth EX10 8SB
Received Not published57 Chichester Close Exmouth EX8 2LR
Received Not published65 Clyst Valley Road Clyst St Mary EX5 1DE
Received Not publishedWoodbury War Memorial Greenway Woodbury Devon EX5 1LP
Received Not publishedWestholm Mill Street Ottery St Mary EX11 1AE
Received Not publishedUnderhill Barn Southleigh Colyton EX24 6SA
Received Not publishedHideaway Stockland Honiton EX14 9BY
Received Not publishedGoodmores Farm Hulham Road Exmouth EX8 5BA
Received Not published9 Mill Street Ottery St Mary Devon EX11 1AB
Received Not publishedBagley Hill Farm Lodge Lane Axminster EX13 5RT
Received Not published1 The Red Lodge 11 Elwyn Road Exmouth EX8 2EL
Received Not publishedBurlands Mead Feniton Honiton EX14 3BS
Received Not publishedRoad Green Farm Colyton EX24 6DS
Received Not published3 The Stables Shute Axminster EX13 7NY
Received Not publishedLand East Of Keepers Cottage Talaton
Received Not published7 Orchard Close Lympstone Exmouth EX8 5LA
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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