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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.
19,993 approved · 1,282 refused · 1,521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND ADJACENT TO SANDY LANE COURT, SANDY LANE, , WOOLACOMBE, , DEVON,
Received 30 Apr 20151 THE BALCONIES, MARINE PARADE, INSTOW, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4JA
Received 10 Mar 201112 Tudor Drive Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2DR
Received 28 Oct 2022Beara Farm Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7DU
Received 14 Oct 2019LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, , 24 - 25 JOY STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1BP
Received 3 Oct 201236 FERN WAY, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8JS
Received 18 Feb 2013PHILHAM FARM, , , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7EQ
Received 5 Sept 2012Orestone Farm Brayford Barnstaple Devon EX32 7PY
Received 7 Sept 2020FLAT 2, 6 BARBICAN TERRACE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9HQ
Received 8 Feb 2019The Old School House Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RY
Received 19 May 2020LITTLE BRAY FARM, , BRAYFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7QG
Received 21 Aug 2015BATNEY FARM, MESHAW, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4NN
Received 15 Feb 2017Strawberry Fields Mortehoe Station Road Mortehoe Woolacombe Devon EX34 7HD
Received 11 Oct 2024Vision Express 44 High Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1BZ
Received 17 Apr 202512 Winston Park South Molton Devon EX36 3AY
Received 18 Aug 2020Land east of Old Barnstaple Road Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8PQ
Received 9 Feb 202315 Hugh Squier Avenue South Molton Devon EX36 3DR
Received 3 Sept 2020Downe Farm Livery Yard Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8QF
Received 13 Apr 2026LOXHORE VILLAGE HALL, , LOXHORE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SU
Received 3 Nov 2011Land at Chelfham Meadows Hakeford Woods Barnstaple Chelfham EX32 7LA
Received 1 Jun 2020COMBE COTTAGE, , , EAST DOWN, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4NA
Received 5 Aug 2016PARKSIDE (BARNSTAPLE) LTD, NEWPORT ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9BA
Received 7 Apr 2014THE CARAVAN TOP GEORGE INN, VICTORIA STREET, COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0LZ
Received 9 Jan 2012Bampfield Farm Northleigh Hill Goodleigh Barnstaple EX32 7NR
Received 22 Jul 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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