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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24,357 approved · 1,796 refused · 2,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
HILLTOWN FARM, , , WARKLEIGH, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9DL
Received 30 Aug 20162 THE ACORNS, BLAKES HILL ROAD, , LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0FD
Received 4 Feb 2013Sunnyside Brayford Barnstaple Devon EX32 7PX
Received 7 Sept 2020DANESFIELD, RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8DN
Received 19 Sept 2016Whitcott North Molton South Molton Devon EX36 3JU
Received 22 Apr 202662 BARTON ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX328NG
Received 30 Apr 20081 Parklands South Molton Devon EX36 4EW
Received 11 Oct 2021Sandy Park Farm Brayford Barnstaple Devon EX32 7PY
Received 27 Jul 2022ROSE COTTAGE, PITT HILL, BERRYNARBOR, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9SQ
Received 8 Jun 2010PART OF FIELD O.S. 4468 (SS 4339 NW), MOOR LANE, CROYDE, BRAUNTON, EX331PA
Received 18 Mar 2009DORMA HOUSE 45 THE VILLAGE, , , BERRYNARBOR, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9SE
Received 15 Jan 2018HIGHER SLADE COTTAGE, HIGHER SLADE, ILFRACOMBE, EX348LJ
Received 23 Jun 2008Bestridge House Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0PY
Received 21 Jan 2021Lower Yelland Farm Yelland Barnstaple Devon EX31 3EN
Received 24 Feb 2014Manor Cottage Wrafton Road Braunton Devon EX33 2DE
Received 19 Oct 2021PLOT, OFF MILL LANE, , LOXHORE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SU
Received 5 Dec 2016PRIMROSE COTTAGE, 20 WEST STREET, WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, EX168AA
Received 31 Mar 2009LOWER LITCHARDON FARM, , , NEWTON TRACEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3QE
Received 14 Mar 2014Silver Springs Buzzacott Lane Combe Martin Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0LB
Received 26 Jul 2024THE OLD RECTORY, NORTH ROAD, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3RA
Received 21 Jan 2015NORTH DEVON SCOUT DISTRICT, COLLARD BRIDGE, SNAPPER, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7JY
Received 20 Jul 201068 Chaddiford Lane Barnstaple Devon EX31 1RF
Received 29 Mar 201169 WINDSOR ROAD, BELLAIRE, BARNSTAPLE, EX314AG
Received 30 Jan 2009TAWSTOCK COURT, , , TAWSTOCK, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3HY
Received 21 Mar 2017Records 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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