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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.
20,877 approved · 1,377 refused · 1,629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BARTON CLOSE FARM, LANE FROM ROADWAY CORNER TO BARTON CLOSE FARM, , GEORGEHAM, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1HX
Received 8 Feb 2017CHARLEVILLE, MORTEHOE STATION ROAD, MORTEHOE, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7HD
Received 15 Dec 2010Land opposite 1 Wistlandpound Cottage Kentisbury Barnstaple Devon EX31 4SJ
Received 22 Jun 2026Chesil Cliff House Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1JH
Received 5 Apr 2017Land Adjacent 86 Velator Bridge Braunton Devon EX33 2BG
Received 16 Jun 2023THE ANDERTON HOUSE (RIGGSIDE), NORTHLEIGH HILL, GOODLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7NR
Received 11 Jun 2012OS 8545, , , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4TP
Received 8 Aug 201212 Myrtle Farm View Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1QH
Received 1 Mar 2022Land adjacent to Merewood Close Prixford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4FN
Received 31 Aug 2021BRYN, OLD STICKLEPATH HILL, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2BG
Received 2 Jan 2019Cannington Farm Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8PT
Received 20 Jan 2025Unit 1F Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7DQ
Received 15 Oct 2025Plot 1 at Land adjacent Greenacres Poltimore Road South Molton EX36 4DA
Received 16 Oct 20192 Allenstyle Drive Yelland EX31 3DZ
Received 10 Jul 201925 HOMER CRESCENT, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1DT
Received 3 Feb 201635 WATERMOUTH LODGES, , , WATERMOUTH, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9SJ
Received 26 Mar 2015THE OLD WATERMILL, MANOR ROAD, , LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0JJ
Received 10 Jan 2019BIDGOODS HOUSE, , , KINGS NYMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9SS
Received 20 Aug 2018GLENFERN, , , WADDICOMBE, DEVON, TA22 9RY
Received 15 Aug 2013MIDDLE KNIGHTACOTT, ROAD FROM BUTTONHILL CROSS TO KNIGHTACOTT CROSS, , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SF
Received 26 Nov 2014Broadlands Higher Park Road Braunton Devon EX33 2LF
Received 26 Mar 2025Fremington Community Primary School Beechfield Road Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3DD
Received 11 Apr 2018Land to rear of Ring O'Bells Cottages Manor Road Landkey BARNSTAPLE EX32 0JJ
Received 23 Jul 202198 Pilton Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1PQ
Received 21 Feb 2025Records 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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