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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.
18,361 approved · 1,147 refused · 1,337 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Dec 2004 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Yelland Road Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3DS
Received 25 Aug 2022Silver Mines Farm Corner Lane Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0PG
Received 22 Mar 201911 HOMER CLOSE BRATTON FLEMING BARNSTAPLE DEVON EX31 4TD
Received 25 Apr 2018Down End Beach Car Park Croyde Devon EX33 1QE
Received 23 Mar 2020MANOR COTTAGE, WRAFTON ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2DE
Received 20 Jul 2016Middle Hummacott Kings Nympton EX37 9TU
Received 7 Jul 2025Chantry Farm Atherington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9HN
Received 8 Apr 202019 BICCLESCOMBE PARK ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8EU
Received 22 Nov 2016West Johnstone Farm Bishmill South Molton Devon EX36 3QE
Received 27 Jul 2020West Saunton Barn West Saunton Braunton Devon EX33 1LS
Received 11 Sept 202325 Portland Street Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9NL
Received 21 Apr 2023YEATHERIDGE FARM CARAVAN PARK, , , EAST WORLINGTON, CREDITON, DEVON, EX17 4TN
Received 9 Dec 2013Teasel Cottage West Down Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NT
Received 4 Oct 2023COUNTRY CRAFTS, BOROUGH ROAD, , COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0DQ
Received 19 Nov 2014Greenacres Beach Road Woolacombe Devon EX34 7AE
Received 22 Mar 2021Land adjacent to Court Farm Higher Raleigh Road Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HY
Received 1 Apr 2022Kingsland Barton Nadder Lane South Molton Devon EX36 4HP
Received 27 Jun 2022Jubilee Inn West Anstey South Molton Devon EX36 3PH
Received 2 Jul 20248 Leadengate Fields Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PB
Received 4 Apr 2022Kendra Hagginton Hill Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SB
Received 22 Mar 2024HIGH WINDS, PARSONAGE LANE, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3AX
Received 14 Aug 2014Land at Little Eastacombe Little Eastacombe Atherington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9HP
Received 16 Nov 2023Brynsworthy Waste Transfer Station Roundswell Barnstaple Devon EX31 3NP
Received 21 Sept 202113 Lyddicleave Bickington Barnstaple Devon EX31 2JY
Received 1 Oct 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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