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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.
21,150 approved · 1,402 refused · 1,660 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 BLAKELAND ROAD, , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3AW
Received 11 Nov 2016Smoke House Quiet Waters Atherington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9HZ
Received 16 Apr 2026Royal Exchange 13 Joy Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1BS
Received 22 Jul 2013THE OLD SAWMILLS, , , FILLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0RN
Received 2 Jan 2019EAST WHITSTONE FARMHOUSE, , , MESHAW, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4NG
Received 15 Jan 2018FIELD AT SS7326NW, FOLLY LANE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON,
Received 2 Mar 20118 Wiriga Way Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8EQ
Received 28 Feb 2023COMBESGATE HOUSE, THE ESPLANADE, , WOOLACOMBE, , DEVON, EX34 7EB
Received 17 Mar 20172 New Road Villas New Road Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0DS
Received 31 Jul 2024BRAGAN, STATION ROAD, , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4TZ
Received 21 Oct 2015CHURCH HOUSE, , , SAUNTON, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1LG
Received 3 Oct 2016Bowchurch Farm Molland South Molton Devon EX36 3NG
Received 5 May 2026Honeycleave Farm Mullacott Cross Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NA
Received 4 Oct 201718 LANGLEY GARDENS, CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7DE
Received 28 Jun 2010Hillcrest Road From Muddlebridge To Penhill Fremington EX31 2NG
Received 20 Sept 2019SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD, GRATTON WAY, , ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3NH
Received 18 Oct 2013PADDOCK WOOD, , , INSTOW, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4LR
Received 8 Nov 2018M WAY & SON TRANPSORT LTD, PATHFIELDS IND ESTATE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3LH
Received 19 Jul 2010LANGABRIDGE FARM, ROAD FROM TWO GATE CROSS TO BRIDGE CROSS, , BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9JT
Received 15 Mar 2017CROYDE MANOR, ST MARYS ROAD, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1PF
Received 1 Dec 2017TAW FORD, VICTORIA ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8NP
Received 11 Jan 2017Edge of field adjoining road west of Gunn Barnstaple Devon
Received 11 May 2021Meadowcroft Blakes Hill Road Landkey Devon EX32 0JU
Received 10 Mar 2020THE TOWERS, CHAMBERCOMBE PARK ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9QN
Received 10 Nov 2010Records 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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