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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.
19,386 approved · 1,232 refused · 1,460 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bridge Farm Burrington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9JS
Received 17 Sept 2012HONEY COTTAGE, OLD BERRYNARBOR ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9RB
Received 8 Dec 2017HELE MANOR PARK, BICKINGTON ROAD, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2DA
Received 14 Feb 20132 Wissons Cottages Sanders Lane Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0BB
Received 5 Oct 2022Victoria Cottage Bickington Barnstaple Devon EX31 2LP
Received 7 Aug 201310 Bay View Close Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1FL
Received 9 Aug 2022Land South of Four Crossway Bratton Fleming EX32 7JL
Received 2 Dec 2025Higher Barton Lower Loxhore Barnstaple Devon EX31 4SX
Received 22 May 2024Flogas Uk Ltd Yelland Terminal Yelland Barnstaple Devon EX31 3QW
Received 12 Feb 2026DOWNEND CAR PARK, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1NG
Received 21 Mar 20122 Montpelier Terrace Montpelier Road Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9HR
Received 17 Feb 2026FELD HOUSE, LEIGH ROAD, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7JW
Received 21 Jul 2014HENSONS WOOD, , RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8DW
Received 2 Aug 20125 Rackmead Chittlehampton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9PR
Received 13 Apr 2021LITTLE WADHAM, , , KNOWSTONE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RS
Received 22 May 2013White Haven Eastacombe Barnstaple Devon EX31 3NT
Received 21 Jan 2013VENN FARM, , INSTOW, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4LZ
Received 23 Feb 2018WHEELSGATE, BRAUNTON ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1GF
Received 8 Aug 2013MARIANSLEIGH PARISH HALL, OXHAM CROSS, , MARIANSLEIGH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4NA
Received 25 Sept 2012The Flat 7 Caen Shopping Centre Caen Field Braunton Devon EX33 1EE
Received 14 Aug 2025ZIVA ROCKS HOTEL, BEACH ROAD, , WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7BT
Received 8 Oct 2018Barn Mazard Tree Hill Ash Mill South Molton Devon EX36 4QW
Received 13 Jul 2020BAY TREE HOUSE, BELLAIRE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1QZ
Received 31 May 2013SINGMOOR, YEO MILL, , WEST ANSTEY, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON
Received 30 May 2018Records 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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