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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.
19,301 approved · 1,222 refused · 1,452 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Dec 2004 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
WEST LISCOMBE FARM, , , WADDICOMBE, DULVERTON, DEVON, TA22 9RX
Received 7 Jan 201445 Fore Street Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9DJ
Received 28 Oct 2011Langleigh Hurst Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8BE
Received 29 Jan 2020Mill Park Touring Site Mill Lane Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SH
Received 9 Apr 2020HIGHER WEEK FARM, , HIGH BICKINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9BW
Received 27 Feb 20128 WORDSWORTH AVENUE, PILTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1QQ
Received 28 Mar 2012Lower Birbrook Farm Chapelton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9EE
Received 15 Aug 202410 THE STRAND, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1EU
Received 1 Aug 2016LONG MEADOW, BOODE ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2NW
Received 2 Sept 2013EAST HONITON FARM, HONITON ROAD, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4JA
Received 18 Jul 2012Land South of Agricultural Barn Charnaford Farm Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8QL
Received 26 Jul 202212 Goodgates Crescent Braunton Devon EX33 1DD
Received 27 Nov 2019LAND AT HOLLAMOOR FARM, (OS GRID REFERENCES 254630/130550, 254877/130706 & 254958/130472), , TAWSTOCK, , DEVON, EX31 3NY
Received 24 Jun 2014THE LITTLE SHOP, FORE STREET, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7BR
Received 15 Jul 2016QUEENS HOUSE, QUEEN STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8HJ
Received 18 Oct 2013Birchwood Venn Quarry Venn Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 0NU
Received 1 Apr 2020West Hildrew Farm Harracott Barnstaple Devon EX31 3JT
Received 15 Mar 2013FALCONIA, LANDKEY ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9DH
Received 19 Feb 2018LOWER MEADOW COTTAGE, FROG STREET HILL, , GEORGEHAM, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1JQ
Received 13 Jul 2017LAND AT GOULD ROAD/BERRY ROAD, , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8EY
Received 29 Jan 2013MUSCROFT, , , HEANTON PUNCHARDON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4DQ
Received 19 Sept 2012Halswell Farm Clapworthy South Molton Devon EX36 4HS
Received 30 Mar 202233 Clinton Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 9EA
Received 11 May 20261 Lee Cottages Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SD
Received 4 Aug 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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