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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.
18,252 approved · 1,134 refused · 1,330 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 2010 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 LAKELANDS CLOSE, , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8DD
Received 16 Feb 2015Cleave Farm East Down Barnstaple Devon EX31 4NX
Received 17 Mar 2021WESTLAKES, , , BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9NA
Received 20 Sept 2016HIGHER UPPACOTT FARM, , , TAWSTOCK, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3LA
Received 26 Jun 2017Garden of 3B Seymour Villas Woolacombe Devon EX34 7AQ
Received 1 Aug 2022THE GRANGE, NORTH MORTE ROAD, , MORTEHOE, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7EG
Received 11 Oct 2018Land off Mill Street South Molton Devon EX36 4AR
Received 28 May 2024STORE/GARAGE, NEW STREET, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7BZ
Received 7 Dec 2015White Gates Road From Mill Cottages To White Cawsey Arlington EX31 4LW
Received 21 Aug 2019Oak Haven East Anstey Tiverton Devon EX16 9JP
Received 14 Aug 2018Gould Road, Wilshere Road, Berry Road Forches Estate Barnstaple Devon
Received 19 Apr 2013The Stables Saunton Road Braunton Devon EX33 1HG
Received 11 Dec 2023PANORAMA, ROCKFIELD ROAD, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7DH
Received 3 Jun 2019STONE CORNER, , , GOODLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7PH
Received 10 Apr 201326 CLEAVE CLOSE, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2DX
Received 22 Apr 2014EAST WHITESTONE FARMHOUSE, , , MESHAW, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4NG
Received 11 Sept 2018Barn at Woodlands Cross Hiscott Devon EX31 3JW
Received 8 Jun 2023Oaklea 14 Ellerslie Road Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2HS
Received 16 Jul 2021Bayview Farm Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PN
Received 25 Jan 20177 West Croyde Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1QA
Received 20 Jul 2026Honiton Barton South Molton Devon EX36 4JA
Received 11 Feb 2025The Homestead Pottery Lane Yelland Barnstaple Devon EX31 3EG
Received 18 Mar 2024Moules Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SX
Received 18 Mar 2014Bracken Corner North Morte Road Mortehoe Woolacombe Devon EX34 7ED
Received 25 Jul 2025Records 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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