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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.
20,859 approved · 1,376 refused · 1,628 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 adjacent to Ash Road Braunton Devon EX33 2EF
Received 31 Mar 2025WARMSCOMBE FARM, NEW BARNSTAPLE ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9RH
Received 28 Jul 2015LEA BANK & SEACROFT, HILLSBOROUGH ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9NW
Received 10 Dec 201212 NORTH STREET, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1AJ
Received 13 Feb 2012Downside Springfield Road Woolacombe Devon EX34 7BX
Received 20 Oct 2021Fishleigh Rock Farm Umberleigh Devon EX37 9DX
Received 13 Oct 2025PANNIER MARKET, BROAD STREET, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3AB
Received 8 Nov 2016HEATHERDOWN COTTAGE, , , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1QE
Received 11 Apr 20143 WRAFTON ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2BT
Received 22 Nov 2018The Marshes Burrington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9JR
Received 9 May 2022LAND TO EAST OF SOUTH PARK, , BRAUNTON, , DEVON,
Received 14 Jun 201825 NORTH STREET, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1AJ
Received 4 Aug 2016SAINSBURYS SUPERMARKETS LTD, GRATTON WAY, , ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3NH
Received 16 Nov 2017Petroc Old Sticklepath Hill Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2BQ
Received 22 Apr 2024Lower Poole Farm Fore Street North Molton Devon EX36 3HL
Received 24 May 20249 Mortehoe Apartments Mortehoe Woolacombe Devon EX34 7DZ
Received 5 Nov 2021Highlands Woolacombe Station Road Woolacombe Devon EX34 7AW
Received 5 Aug 2020NATIONAL GRID, OFF WATERMOUTH ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9RA
Received 6 Aug 201424 Priory Gardens Barnstaple Devon EX31 1PT
Received 5 May 2025GREENACRE, SMEMINGTON, TAWSTOCK, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3JD
Received 4 Oct 2010Prospect Gardens Blakes Hill Road Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0JU
Received 27 Oct 202511 GOODGATES GROVE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1DQ
Received 11 May 2012North Farm North Lane Bickington Barnstaple Devon EX31 2JN
Received 9 Sept 2024EASTACOTT HOUSE, , ASH MILL, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4QU
Received 10 Feb 2011Records 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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