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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24,357 approved · 1,796 refused · 2,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Orchard Road Wrafton Braunton Devon EX33 2DZ
Received 25 May 202116 BUTCHERS ROW, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1BW
Received 9 Jun 2014Rose Cottage Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8DT
Received 16 Mar 2012Copplestone Barn Newton Tracey Barnstaple Devon EX31 3PL
Received 5 Sept 2013St Brannocks Churchyard Church Street Braunton Devon EX33 2EL
Received 8 Jul 2026MONTANA, , , LOVACOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3PU
Received 4 Sept 2013ST MARYS STORE, 1 THE PROMENADE, WILDER ROAD, , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9BD
Received 9 Jan 20193 South View Chittlehampton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9PT
Received 21 Mar 2023BUNCH OF GRAPES, 36 HIGH STREET, ILFRACOMBE, EX349DA
Received 24 Jun 2009STOWFORD FARM MEADOWS, BERRY DOWN, , COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0PW
Received 10 Oct 20126 Ora Close Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1NJ
Received 17 Nov 2022HILLS COURT COTTAGE, NORTH DOWN ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2EE
Received 18 Oct 2012GARDEN OF 5 RIVER VIEW, HIGHER RALEIGH ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX311PR
Received 17 Feb 2009FRANKMARSH PARK, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7HN
Received 19 Nov 2008UMBERLEIGH BARTON, UMBERLEIGH, , DEVON, EX37 9DX
Received 8 Apr 2010LOWER YELLAND FARM FIELD, , , YELLAND, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3EN
Received 9 Jan 2019MILL COTTAGE, , , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8PU
Received 17 Jul 2013NEWNHAM BARTON, SOUTH MOLTON ROAD, KINGS NYMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9EX
Received 25 Jan 2010Land North of Hunter's Inn Newton Tracey Barnstaple EX31 3PL
Received 26 May 2021PITT FARM, , NORTH MOLTON, SOUTH MOLTON, EX363JR
Received 31 Jul 2008MOLLAND SOLAR FARM, BOMMERTOWN FARM, , BOTTREAUX MILL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX36 3PS
Received 11 Jul 2016Land adjacent to Churchstowe Hill Top Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3BL
Received 17 Jul 20258 STYLE CLOSE, BARNSTAPLE, EX329EL
Received 29 Apr 2008LANGLEIGH COUNTRY HOUSE, LANGLEIGH ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8EA
Received 25 Feb 2014Records 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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