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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.
20,538 approved · 1,341 refused · 1,596 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Dec 2004 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 11 Apr 201615 LYDDICLEAVE, , BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2JY
Received 28 Oct 201610 BROOMHOUSE PARK, WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8HB
Received 28 Nov 2011Brakes Plantation Nr Fremington Barnstaple Devon (Nearest Postcode EX31 3GG) (What3Words: fumes.midfield.call)
Received 9 Nov 202315 Portland Street Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9NL
Received 13 Feb 2023HEDDON MILL FARM, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1HZ
Received 1 Mar 2017Smallacombe Farm West Anstey South Molton Devon EX36 3PJ
Received 16 Apr 2020Elmsleigh Bickington Road Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2JG
Received 6 Sept 2019METHODIST CHAPEL, , , CHITTLEHAMHOLT, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9NS
Received 1 May 2013ROSE COTTAGE, HIGHER SLADE ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8LH
Received 10 Jan 2013Honiton Barton South Molton Devon EX36 4JA
Received 4 Oct 2024South Aller Farm South Molton Devon EX36 3RD
Received 26 Jun 2023ADJACENT HILL COURT, NORTH DOWN ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2EE
Received 8 Oct 2014Damson Cottage Loxhore Barnstaple Devon EX31 4SU
Received 25 Feb 202019-20 GREEN LANES SHOPPING CENTRE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1UH
Received 6 Mar 20185 Montpelier Road Ilfracombe EX34 9HP
Received 29 May 202413 Chaddiford Lane Barnstaple Devon EX31 1RE
Received 25 Oct 2023Northgate Inn North Devon Link Road South Molton Devon EX36 3RG
Received 5 Jan 2026QUARTERDECK, SEASIDE, , COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0DJ
Received 21 Oct 2016BARTON VIEW COTTAGE, , , FILLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0RX
Received 14 Mar 2018GARDEN OF WESTFIELD HOUSE, 24 WESTFIELD AVENUE, STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2DZ
Received 4 May 201236-37 Boutport Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1RX
Received 23 Feb 2023Ntl Site 13109 Woolacombe Devon
Received 30 Nov 2023Millbrook Mill Road Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0LX
Received 22 Nov 2021Records 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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