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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.
20,217 approved · 1,296 refused · 1,542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
RALEIGH HOLT, (LAND TO THE EAST OF 45 NORTHFIELD LANE), , BARNSTAPLE, , DEVON,
Received 18 Jun 2019Land at Eastleigh Barton Eastleigh Barton Eastleigh Bideford EX39 4PA
Received 17 Aug 2022The Tunnels Beaches Bath Place Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8AN
Received 1 Jun 2023Footpath at entrance to Green Lanes Boutport Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1UL
Received 13 May 202523 FIELD CLOSE, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1EP
Received 10 Jul 2017UPLANDS, DOWN LANE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2LE
Received 21 Mar 2011Root House South Hole Farm Forda Braunton Devon EX33 1JG
Received 20 Sept 2021Barn at Nadrid Farm North Molton South Molton Devon EX36 3EJ
Received 27 Jul 20222 Parklands South Molton Devon EX36 4EW
Received 13 Oct 201416 SOUTH STREET, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4AA
Received 27 Sept 2012NEWPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL, LANDKEY ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9BW
Received 28 Jun 201362 PHILIP AVENUE, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3AG
Received 24 Aug 2012Barn adjacent to Tawstock Tower Tawstock Barnstaple Devon EX31 3HX
Received 5 Dec 2023Bridge Farm Burrington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9JS
Received 13 Nov 2015Thornberry Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1NH
Received 30 Apr 2021LYN BAY, 6 THE QUAY, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9EQ
Received 22 Feb 201115 THE BRITTONS, , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2HE
Received 30 Sept 2016Hartington Putsborough Road Georgeham Braunton Devon EX33 1JU
Received 22 Oct 2021DOWNE FARM COTTAGE, , , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8QF
Received 9 Nov 20172 STICKLEPATH COURT, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3HN
Received 30 Oct 2018Umberleigh Community Primary School Umberleigh Devon EX37 9AD
Received 25 Feb 2015LOWER THORNHAM, , , ROMANSLEIGH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4JS
Received 25 Aug 2015Sunshine Cottage Bickington Road Bickington Barnstaple Devon EX31 2JG
Received 29 Apr 2022Blackmoor Gate near to Junction A39/A399 and Wistlandpound Reservoir
Received 30 Oct 2019Records 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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