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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.
20,933 approved · 1,381 refused · 1,633 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LITTLE OAKWELL, HONITON ROAD, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4JA
Received 28 Oct 2013GORTON HILL FARM, , , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3QE
Received 13 Mar 2014Outbuilding adjacent to Cullards East Street North Molton South Molton Devon EX36 3HT
Received 4 Jun 2021Land to rear of South Hayes Blakes Hill Road Landkey Barnstaple Devon
Received 17 Jun 2011MORNACOTT FARM, , BISHOPS NYMPTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3QS
Received 1 Mar 2011THE LAWN, 5 FORE STREET, WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8AH
Received 9 May 20122 Hillside East Street Chittlehampton Devon EX37 9QL
Received 3 Feb 2022HELLINGHAYES, , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8PZ
Received 13 Oct 2011South Patchole Farm Kentisbury Barnstaple Devon EX31 4NB
Received 11 Aug 2020Sunrays Frog Lane Braunton Devon EX33 1BB
Received 4 Sept 2023Southcott Barton Westleigh Bideford Devon EX39 4NH
Received 9 Mar 2026FIELD END, 4 LOWER PARK, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9DA
Received 22 Jun 20111 SHORELANDS ROAD, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3AA
Received 20 Jun 20167 Myrtle Farm Jones Hill Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1LX
Received 15 May 20237 ORCHARD ROAD, , WRAFTON, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2DZ
Received 8 May 201538 EAST STREET, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3DF
Received 15 Sept 2017HIGHLANDS, STOWFORD, , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SG
Received 12 Apr 20132 MOUNT VIEW COTTAGES, LANDKEY ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0HP
Received 18 Jan 2016West Moory Moory Meadow Combe Martin Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0DG
Received 27 Jan 202246 YELLAND ROAD, , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3DS
Received 28 Mar 2013Land off St Keyes Close Landkey Devon
Received 28 Nov 2016PRIEST COTTAGE, , MESHAW, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4NG
Received 8 May 2012Jubilee Hall Barnstaple Hill Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0NN
Received 17 Jan 2013Beechfield Kentisbury Barnstaple Devon EX31 4NN
Received 19 Aug 2019Records 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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