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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.
20,600 approved · 1,347 refused · 1,603 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Palm Court Apartments 8 Runnacleave Road Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8AR
Received 9 Mar 2020Winton Cheldon Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7JB
Received 30 Jan 202348 PARK AVENUE, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2ES
Received 15 Jan 2016Barns at Cowlas House Burrington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9NA
Received 3 Feb 2022THE ANNEXE, CLANTON, , ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3NP
Received 13 Apr 2016ROBINS GARAGES, NORTHFIELD ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8AL
Received 5 Jul 2018LAND OFF RALEIGH MEAD, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON
Received 15 Jun 2015Ridgedown Road From Tower Moor To Breakneck Cross Chittlehampton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9RH
Received 5 Feb 2020Whitmore Farm Road From Whitefield Cross To Wiston Cross Knowstone Devon EX36 4RR
Received 26 Mar 2024Eaton Aerospace Pathfields Business Park South Molton EX36 3DW
Received 5 Dec 2019Bay Tree House Bellaire Barnstaple Devon EX31 1QZ
Received 11 Jun 2020LAND TO THE REAR OF GLEBE HOUSE (FIELD NO. 1548), , , KINGS NYMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9SS
Received 29 Jul 2014KIPSCOMBE, , , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4TN
Received 3 Jan 201713 Claude Dix Close Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HU
Received 12 Oct 2021Thurle Farm Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7AE
Received 11 Jun 2021MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS LTD, JOHN PENROSE ROAD, , ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3RY
Received 2 Feb 2018LUSCOTT BARTON, LANE TO LUSCOTT BARTON, , ASHFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4DE
Received 25 Nov 20145 Broadway Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 2NR
Received 9 Aug 202166 WHITTINGHAM ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9LL
Received 20 Feb 2013FORMER ADAPTACAR SITE, COOKS CROSS, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4AW
Received 4 Mar 2014Barn at Eckerlands Farm Berrynarbor Combe Martin Devon EX34 0NT
Received 6 Nov 2023Burcombe Moor Farm Rose Ash South Molton Devon EX36 4RQ
Received 24 Jul 20196 Velator Drive Braunton Devon EX33 2HU
Received 12 Sept 201919 - 24 Oakleigh Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 8JT
Received 16 May 2022Records 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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