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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.
20,880 approved · 1,377 refused · 1,629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BRIDGE CHAMBERS, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1HB
Received 22 Dec 2011Levercott Meshaw South Molton Devon EX36 4NH
Received 27 Jan 20252 THE BALCONIES, MARINE PARADE, INSTOW, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4JA
Received 24 Jan 2012Suntana Stentaway Lane Croyde Devon EX33 1NH
Received 2 Jan 2020HIGHER TRAYNE FARM, , , BERRYNARBOR, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9RW
Received 8 Jun 20167 DENES CLOSE, , LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0JD
Received 15 May 2017West Bowden Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RP
Received 2 May 2023Hillside Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RT
Received 19 Jul 20118 MEADOW VIEW, , RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8DS
Received 3 Apr 2019BRAUNTON INN, , , HEANTON PUNCHARDON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4AX
Received 30 Aug 201859 CHICHESTER PARK, , WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7BZ
Received 15 Dec 201666 Elizabeth Drive Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 3AD
Received 15 Mar 2024D2, 63 HIGH STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1JB
Received 6 Sept 2016Middle Uppacott & Higher Uppacott (formerly barns at Uppacott Farm) Mariansleigh South Molton Devon EX36 4LW
Received 5 Oct 2017EAST WELLS, , , KINGS NYMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9ST
Received 23 Aug 20161 LOWER WESTLAKE ROAD, ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3XE
Received 9 Mar 20115 Potterswell Roundswell Barnstaple Devon EX31 3UX
Received 4 May 20216 TULY STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1DH
Received 4 Aug 2015COOMBE COTTAGE, , , KENTISBURY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4NQ
Received 10 Jun 2014WOOLACOMBE BAY HOLIDAY VILLAGE, , , WOOLACOMBE, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7AH
Received 11 Apr 2018STAPLETON FARM, , , KINGS NYMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9TU
Received 14 Feb 2014Home Barton Farm Top Shippen Barton Lane Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SU
Received 5 Nov 2021WEST PRISTACOTT FARM, , , HARRACOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3JR
Received 22 Nov 2017THE BARN, WHIDDON PARK, LANDKEY ROAD, LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9LA
Received 12 Feb 2013Records 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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