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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.
20,896 approved · 1,377 refused · 1,629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 CLINTON ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9EA
Received 1 Nov 2016Providence House Newland Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0ND
Received 5 Aug 2026TORANDER, SENTRY LANE, , BISHOPS TAWTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0BW
Received 11 Jul 2017Malmsmead Manor Road Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0JJ
Received 2 Feb 2021Woodpark Cottage West Worlington Crediton Devon EX17 4TT
Received 19 Mar 2019THE QUARRY HOUSE, KINGSTON AVENUE, COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0AE
Received 4 May 2012Foxbrook East Betham Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8QE
Received 9 Mar 20263 WEST END TERRACE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4DJ
Received 10 Apr 2012The Bolthole Milltown Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HG
Received 1 Mar 2021LANGLEIGH COUNTRY HOUSE, LANGLEIGH ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8EA
Received 1 Feb 2013Woodlands Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3QG
Received 28 Aug 2020LAND ADJ 43 BEAUFORT WALK, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7JD
Received 4 Mar 2016SPEEDWELL COTTAGE, NETHERHAMS HILL, GEORGEHAM, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1JJ
Received 14 Dec 2010Roundswell Services Barnstaple By Pass Barnstaple EX31 3RZ
Received 20 Aug 2024HIGHER ROLLESTONE, , , HARRACOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3JF
Received 30 Mar 2017Asherdale Cottage Winsham Road Knowle Braunton Devon EX33 2LU
Received 3 Oct 2019LAND AT KNIGHTACOTT CROSS, , , BRATTON FLEMING, , DEVON,
Received 17 Feb 2015Brimmers Western Rise Woolacombe EX34 7AG
Received 27 Jan 2025Lincombe Manor Lincombe Lee Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8LL
Received 27 Nov 2024Springways Muddiford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4ES
Received 7 May 2020HIGHER BLAGROVE FARM, , , EAST WORLINGTON, CREDITON, DEVON, EX17 4SU
Received 18 Jun 2014Hillside Brayford Barnstaple Devon EX32 7QE
Received 15 May 2026LAND ADJACENT TO 12 MEADOWSIDE, MEADOWSIDE, , ASHFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4BS
Received 13 Mar 2018LOWER BIDDACOTT, COBBATON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9PY
Received 14 Oct 2015Records 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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