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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24,357 approved · 1,796 refused · 2,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Snailey Park East Anstey South Molton Devon EX36 3PF
Received 28 Feb 2023CARRINGTON, 8 ASHFIELD CLOSE, , ASHFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4BP
Received 28 Mar 20146 SOUTH PARK, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2HT
Received 20 Jun 201817 SUNSET HEIGHTS, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8DH
Received 13 Aug 201430 RUSSELL CLOSE, LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0NZ
Received 16 Jun 2011Baggy Lodge Moor Lane Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PA
Received 30 Mar 202141/43 HEANTON STREET, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2JS
Received 8 Oct 2009KILDARNA, 12 LEADENGATE FIELDS, CROYDE, BRAUNTON, EX331PB
Received 26 Feb 2009Moules Farm Cottage Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SX
Received 27 Sept 2024Tapeley Park Westleigh Bideford Devon EX39 4NT
Received 16 Jan 2008BUILDING AT THE PARADE, NEWBERRY ROAD/SEASIDE HILL, , COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0AW
Received 31 Jul 2014Land adj John Fowler Holiday Park Marlborough Road Ilfracombe Devon
Received 5 Dec 2007TUTSHILL FARM, , , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4DR
Received 5 Apr 2013BARUM ARCADE & 43-46 BEAR STREET, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7DB
Received 12 Sept 201153 & 55 Orchard Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 9JJ
Received 28 Jun 2023Barn End Court North Lane Bickington Barnstaple Devon EX31 2JN
Received 8 Mar 202412 GOODGATES GROVE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1DQ
Received 11 Mar 2011LAND AT SS7818SW (PART OF FIELD OS 0013), IRISHCOMBE LANE, MESHAW, , DEVON, EX36 4NH
Received 21 Mar 2011BARTRIDGE COTTAGE, , STONY CROSS, DEVON, EX39 4PZ
Received 22 Dec 2011Millbrook West Anstey South Molton Devon EX36 3NU
Received 11 May 2022Shirwell Community Primary School Shirwell Barnstaple Devon EX31 4JT
Received 9 May 2023Land adj Higher Roylands Moor Lane Croyde Braunton
Received 24 Jul 2018THE BETHANY PROJECT, THE MAPLES, ST GEORGES ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7AS
Received 22 Aug 2011WALLED FIELD, WESTLEIGH, BIDEFORD, DEVON
Received 11 Feb 2013Records 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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