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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.
19,708 approved · 1,253 refused · 1,492 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
TAMARISK, 51 EAST STREET, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3DQ
Received 19 Apr 20175 SILVER STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8HR
Received 17 Feb 2014LAND & BUILDINGS AT NGR 248959 135380, WRAFTON,, DEVON
Received 15 Mar 2019THE MEADOW (OS6819NE), , KINGS NYMPTON, , DEVON,
Received 11 Jul 2011OAKLEIGH, , , BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9NF
Received 7 Oct 2015GARDEN OF CASTLE VILLA, HILLSBOROUGH ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9NW
Received 29 Mar 201813 KESTREL WAY, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8QN
Received 10 Feb 2014West Radley Bishops Nympton South Molton Devon EX36 4PB
Received 14 Dec 2020Bouchland Farm Burrington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9NF
Received 15 Jul 2021The Pines Eastleigh Bideford Devon EX39 4PA
Received 10 Aug 20264 The Square Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8AE
Received 12 Jul 2023LANE TO VARLEY FARM, , , PRIXFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4DX
Received 16 Apr 2015LITTLE PILLHEAD, , , WEBBERY, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4PR
Received 25 Sept 2018FURLONG FARM, , , CHITTLEHAMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9QR
Received 20 Apr 2018109 HIGH STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1HP
Received 28 Aug 2012LAND REAR OF BARLYN, LANGLEIGH ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8EA
Received 8 Aug 2012Mockham Down House Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX32 7LQ
Received 14 Mar 20255 Meadow Park South Molton Devon EX36 4ES
Received 6 Sept 2012Tanglewood Wrafton Braunton Devon EX33 2DN
Received 5 May 2022Hill House Burrington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9NF
Received 9 Mar 202617 Lane End Close Instow Bideford Devon EX39 4LG
Received 22 Apr 202527 BEAR STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7BX
Received 26 Sept 2013THE CABIN, 36 LEADENGATE CLOSE, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1PT
Received 20 May 2013Venn Farm Kings Nympton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9TR
Received 16 Sept 2024Records 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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