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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.
24,357 approved · 1,796 refused · 2,146 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Primark Stores Ltd 49-52 High Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1BZ
Received 16 Apr 2024CALVERT TRUST EXMOOR, WISTLANDPOUND, KENTISBURY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SJ
Received 18 Dec 2009WATERSMEET HOTEL, , , MORTEHOE, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7EB
Received 16 Nov 2012WOODVIEW, , BRAYFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX327QB
Received 1 Dec 2008CROSS PARK, WINDY ASH ROAD, RUMSAM, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0HX
Received 3 Mar 201127 OLD TORRINGTON ROAD, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2DD
Received 15 Mar 201831 EAST STREET, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2EA
Received 26 Aug 2014THE SAW MILLS, SANDERS LANE, BISHOPS TAWTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0AE
Received 19 Mar 20122 South Molton Street Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7BW
Received 30 Aug 20174 BEECHFIELD ROAD, FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3DD
Received 18 Mar 2010West Ashridge Road From Barton Lodge To Watergate Eastleigh Devon EX39 4PG
Received 7 Nov 2023Land adjacent Deason Farm Chittlehamholt Umberleigh Devon EX37 9PG
Received 14 Dec 2020The Firs 27 Fore Street Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8AH
Received 15 Oct 2025BICCLESCOMBE NURSERIES, FURZE HILL ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON
Received 27 Apr 2018Land south of Yelland Road Fremington Devon
Received 25 Jun 2010THE GLOBE INN, CHURCH STREET, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7BU
Received 18 Dec 2014Hartland View Shirwell Barnstaple Devon EX31 4LA
Received 3 Jun 201413 FIRST FIELD LANE, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1ES
Received 15 Oct 2013FLAT 5, 5 ROCK AVENUE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9AP
Received 5 Aug 2010LAORELS, WATERTOWN, CHITTLEHAMHOLT, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX379DJ
Received 11 Aug 20087 MILLERS BROOK, , CROYDE, DEVON, EX33 1PQ
Received 15 Mar 2019EAST WORLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, , , EAST WORLINGTON, CREDITON, DEVON, EX17 4TS
Received 14 Jul 2014STOWFORD COTTAGE, , CHITTLEHAMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX379RX
Received 10 Jun 2009Blackmore House Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1NU
Received 12 Mar 2021Records 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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