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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.
18,427 approved · 1,152 refused · 1,341 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LYNDHURST, NORTH ROAD, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3AZ
Received 2 Nov 2015THE CARAVAN, HALSEY LAKE, , LOXHORE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SU
Received 10 Apr 201516 BARN PARK ROAD, , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3DN
Received 21 Feb 2013Land at Meadow View Farm Road from Portsmouth Arms Hotel to Northcote Cross Burrington Devon EX37 9ND
Received 26 Mar 20211 Deason Cottages Chittlehamholt Umberleigh Devon EX37 9PG
Received 19 Apr 2021Mill Cawseys Meethe Meethe Umberleigh Devon EX36 4JB
Received 23 Dec 202213 Fairfield Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX31 4RX
Received 14 Mar 202325 Home House St Marys Road Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PF
Received 20 Jan 2025Court Barn Raleigh Road Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HY
Received 12 May 2026BRYHER, 26 LYNHURST AVENUE, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2ER
Received 2 Apr 201324 Gould Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 8EY
Received 21 Aug 2020Land off Whitemore Hill Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon
Received 24 Aug 2026Piggingswood Stables East Anstey Tiverton Devon EX16 9JS
Received 30 Mar 2020The Beach House Putsborough Road Georgeham Braunton Devon EX33 1JU
Received 20 Jul 2022LAND ADJ, DENES, ACLAND ROAD, LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0LB
Received 26 Mar 2019Land adj B3233 West Yelland Yelland Devon
Received 12 Jun 2018South Beara Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7DU
Received 29 May 2025Appletree Cottage Blakes Hill Road Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0NE
Received 4 Mar 2020Bowering Court Cyprus Terrace Barnstaple Devon EX32 9LD
Received 16 Jan 2025Land off Venn Road Landkey Devon EX32 0HS
Received 5 Apr 2022POOLE COTTAGE, , , GUINEAFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4EA
Received 2 Nov 2015SOUTH HILL FARM, , , FILLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0RP
Received 5 Apr 2013Chantry Farm Atherington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9HN
Received 5 Sept 2025FLAT 6 LORNA DOONE, MOOR LANE, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1NU
Received 19 Jan 2016Records 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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