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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 North Devon District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
23,431 approved · 1,644 refused · 1,971 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
ROSE COTTAGE, HILLS VIEW, GUINEAFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4EA
Received 22 Jul 20102 LAND PARK, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7BH
Received 1 Sept 201552 BRYNSWORTHY PARK, , ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3RB
Received 12 Nov 2015MARINE COTTAGE, BACK LANE, REAR OF HIGH STREET, ILFRACOMBE, EX349AA
Received 6 Feb 2009ST PETERS CHURCH, HILL TOP, FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3BL
Received 6 Jun 2012PARK HOUSE, ROCK PARK, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9AH
Received 17 Oct 2016LAND ADJ TO ENFIELD HOUSE, , , KNOWSTONE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RY
Received 4 Jan 2017Unit 1A Trinity Street Barnstaple Devon EX32 8JB
Received 28 Mar 2022Town Barton Charles Barnstaple Devon EX32 7PX
Received 1 Apr 2022LITTLE TIDDERSON FARM, , , RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8DN
Received 10 Aug 2015Reapham Linhay Off of A399 South Molton EX32 7QB
Received 2 Nov 20202 Barton Lane Close Braunton Devon EX33 2AZ
Received 30 Jan 20208 JURY PARK, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4DW
Received 29 Oct 2018FLAT 1, 6 BARBICAN TERRACE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9HQ
Received 14 Feb 2011PRIORY HOUSE, , , SNAPPER, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7JY
Received 3 Feb 2017TIDDERSON MOOR, , RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8DN
Received 2 Nov 2011Hill Cottage Instow Bideford Devon EX39 4LU
Received 18 Jan 202481 VELATOR, , , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2BG
Received 3 Jan 201310 THE SHIELDS, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8HP
Received 28 Apr 201611 Moorland Rise South Molton Devon EX36 4BX
Received 11 Oct 2019FIELD END, LOWER PARK, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9DA
Received 24 Feb 20116 MAGDALA ROAD, , BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2LZ
Received 20 Jul 20151 RAILWAY COTTAGES UPSIDE, , , , UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9AB
Received 22 Jun 2017Bidgoods Barn Kings Nympton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9SS
Received 16 Mar 2022Records 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 North 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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