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North Devon District Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Devon District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
22,163Searchable applications
268Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 19,543 approved or refused records
1,149Refused applications

18,394 approved · 1,149 refused · 1,338 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL54510

    ERECTION OF ONE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AND RETENTION OF TWO TIMBER SHEDS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

    LAND AT FISHLEIGH FIELD, , , ATHERINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON,

    Received 15 Aug 2012
  2. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL55861

    EXTENSION TO AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING

    MUZES FARM, , , HARRACOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3JL

    Received 11 Jun 2013
  3. Approved72931

    Siting of one mobile chicken shed used for the purposes of free-range egg production and associated feed silo

    Great Whitstone Farm Meshaw South Molton Devon EX36 4NH

    Received 17 Feb 2021
  4. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL55382

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL TO EQUESTRIAN / GARDEN MIX TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF STABLES & TACK STORE

    FIELD OPPOSITE ARCHWAY COTTAGE, BYDOWN, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0QB

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  5. Approved78236

    Erection of 1 open market dwelling

    24 Whittingham Road Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9LJ

    Received 29 Jan 2024
  6. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL62418

    CONVERSION OF LOFT, EXTENSION & INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIVING ACCOMMODATION

    ZOUZ, RIVER VIEW, LANDKEY ROAD, , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0HQ

    Received 12 Jan 2017
  7. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL62870

    CHANGE OF USE OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURE TO DOMESTIC CURTILAGE TOGETHER WITH CREATION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS & HARDSTANDING FOR PARKING

    SHARON CHAPEL, THORNHAM CROSS, , EAST WORLINGTON, CREDITON, DEVON, EX17 4SY

    Received 28 Mar 2017
  8. Approved79521

    Change of use from education centre (Class F1) to 2no. retail units (Class Ea) including internal and external alterations and provision of solar panels (departure from the local pan)

    School Of Creative Industries Petroc Brannams Campus Oakwood Close Roundswell Barnstaple Devon EX31 3NJ

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  9. Approved73344

    Change of use of land to equestrian together with formation of a horse manege

    Land north of Oakford Farm Shirwell Barnstaple Devon EX31 4LB

    Received 26 Apr 2021
  10. Approved77850

    Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 10 (restriction for ground floor use to playgroup facility) attached to planning permission 43595 (alterations & extension to building to form 3 flats and community facilities - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 33653 to enable amended design) to allow use as a playschool (Use Class E(f) and hall (to incorporate a community shop) (Use Class F.2(a) and (b) (Amended Description and new plan)

    The Old School The Square North Molton South Molton Devon EX36 3HP

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  11. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL56382

    CONVERSION OF PART OF GARAGE TO FORM ARTIST'S STUDIO

    2 RUMSAM MEADOWS, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9FF

    Received 20 Sept 2013
  12. Approved76632

    Variation of condition 3 (external finishing materials) attached to planning permission 76138 (extension to dwelling) to allow for installation of uPVC windows and doors

    4 Park Lane Combe Martin Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0LL

    Received 3 Feb 2023
  13. Approved75844

    Replace roof with a solid roof and change the frames and glazing using the existing base

    Brooklands Georgeham Braunton Devon EX33 1JJ

    Received 30 Aug 2022
  14. Approved74097

    Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of removal of 1 No. Cedar tree

    114 Pilton Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1PG

    Received 20 Sept 2021
  15. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL58303

    EXTENSION TO DWELLING

    3 OLD RECTORY CLOSE, , INSTOW, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4LY

    Received 20 Oct 2014
  16. Approved71225

    Extension to dwelling

    The Burrow Chestwood Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0AS

    Received 26 Feb 2020
  17. WITHDRAWN64469

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR CHANGE OF USE OF ONE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO ONE DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS Q(A)(B))

    BARN AT BRANCH FARM, , , PIPPACOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4EJ

    Received 29 Jan 2018
  18. Refused81720

    Reserved matters application for erection of 4 dwellings and associated works (outline planning permission 73168 - Outline application for erection of up to 5 dwellings with all matters reserved except access (amended description))

    Land Adjacent Coronation Cottages Atherington UMBERLEIGH EX37 9HY

    Received 24 Apr 2026
  19. Approved81552

    Listed building consent for extension of existing bathroom and creation of new en-suite bathroom

    Horseshoe Barn Lower Loxhore Barnstaple Devon EX31 4SY

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  20. LB (EXECUTION WORKS) APPROVAL56024

    LISTED BUILDING APPLICATION FOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING

    35 SOUTH STREET, , NEWPORT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9DT

    Received 9 Jul 2013
  21. TREE IN CA - APPROVE WORKS58756

    NOTIFICATION OF WORKS TO TREES IN A CONSERVATION AREA IN RESPECT OF REMOVAL OF 1 CYPRESS TREE

    MERLES CROFT, RUMSAM ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9EW

    Received 21 Jan 2015
  22. LB (EXECUTION WORKS) APPROVAL57943

    LISTED BUILDING APPLICATION INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONING UNIT

    ILFRACOMBE CONVENIENCE STORE, 1 - 2 HIGH STREET, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9DF

    Received 7 Aug 2014
  23. Approved77666

    Approval of details in respect of discharge of condition 5 (WSI) attached to planning permission 64520 (demolition of existing dwelling & erection of new dwelling together with garage & parking (amended plans))

    South Lodge Sowden Lane Barnstaple Devon EX32 8BU

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  24. Observations78581

    County Matters application in respect of change of use of land to a temporary soil and aggregate recycling facility including ground re-profiling and associated works, the siting of associated machinery and site offices, alterations to an existing access, creation of an acoustic bund and landscaping (Retrospective) (DPX/DCC/4389/2024)

    Land to South of A361 North Aller Roundabout South Molton Devon

    Received 8 Apr 2024

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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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