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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.
20,810 approved · 1,371 refused · 1,621 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land off St Keyes Close Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0HF
Received 17 Dec 2019LOWER WYCHWOOD, , , WEST ANSTEY, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3PF
Received 27 Mar 2013FREMINGTON MANOR, , , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2NX
Received 25 Apr 20147 MILLERS BROOK, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1PQ
Received 7 Sept 2017Land south of Broomhouse Park and west of Willow Rise Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8FD
Received 27 Apr 202628 FAIRFIELD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9ND
Received 30 Jan 2013OLD MAIDS COTTAGE, , LINCOMBE, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8LW
Received 25 Feb 2011Derby Laceworks Vicarage Street Barnstaple Devon EX32 7FL
Received 9 Apr 2026NORTH HOLE FARM, , , GEORGEHAM, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1JQ
Received 6 Jun 2014THE GRANGE, , , HARRACOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3JN
Received 20 Apr 2018THE OLD CREAM SHOP, 8 HOBBS HILL, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1LZ
Received 26 Jan 2015THE GALLERY, EAST STREET, CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7DD
Received 14 Oct 2011BRAYFORD QUARRY, , , BRAYFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7QB
Received 13 Jul 2017The Barn Barnacott Eastleigh EX39 4LS
Received 4 Aug 2020Luckett Wood Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RS
Received 17 Oct 2013Saunton Sands Hotel Saunton Braunton Devon EX33 1LQ
Received 21 Dec 2022Bowden Farm Muddiford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HR
Received 14 Dec 20204 CLOUTMANS LANE, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1NG
Received 15 Feb 2018LAND NORTH OF BURRINGTON RADAR STATION, , , BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9LG
Received 10 Jul 2013THE CLOCKHOUSE, , , EAST ANSTEY, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 9JP
Received 14 Apr 2015Barn B at Hill Farm Portmore Barnstaple Devon EX32 0HR
Received 8 Sept 2022White Hart Garage Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX31 4SA
Received 14 Nov 201720 JOY STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1BS
Received 17 Aug 2017Hazelwood Umberleigh Devon EX37 9AS
Received 29 Mar 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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