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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.
21,226 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,669 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
21 HEANTON STREET, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2JS
Received 9 Jan 2015Lundy View Millards Hill Instow Bideford Devon EX39 4JS
Received 5 Nov 2021DHEKELIA HOUSE, CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1NH
Received 7 Apr 2016BARTON HOUSE, EXETER ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2BN
Received 29 Jan 2014THE GRANGE, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2HH
Received 18 Oct 2016Crows Nest Upper Claypark Mortehoe Woolacombe Devon EX34 7EA
Received 17 Sept 2016Old Cottage Putsborough BRAUNTON EX33 1LB
Received 9 Oct 2019BASRA, SQUIRES CLOSE, RUMSAM ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9EW
Received 16 Aug 2011Dinnaton Barton Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0QF
Received 23 Jun 2020Sticklepath Community School Woodville Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2HH
Received 12 Dec 201631 Belmont Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 7HF
Received 28 Aug 202029 WATERMOUTH ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9QY
Received 24 May 2012Barnacott Farm Brayford Barnstaple Devon EX32 7LL
Received 16 Jun 2020Pebbledene High Street Combe Martin EX34 0EP
Received 29 Apr 202656 West Yelland Yelland Barnstaple Devon EX31 3HF
Received 12 Jul 2024KENTISBURY GRANGE CARAVAN PARK, , , KENTISBURY FORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4NL
Received 16 Aug 2017FRIENDSHIP FARM, , , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SQ
Received 27 Nov 20121 CROFTSWOOD VILLAS, NEW BARNSTAPLE ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9PW
Received 6 Apr 2011TESCO LTD, SEVEN BRETHREN BANK, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2AS
Received 23 Oct 201231 APPLE TREE CLOSE, , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8AR
Received 13 May 2015TIDDYPORT, , , RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8DS
Received 7 May 2013LUCKETT MILL, , , KNOWSTONE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RS
Received 20 Feb 2017HIGHER DOOMSFORD COTTAGE, , , BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9NE
Received 13 Jan 2014Sandleigh Moor Lane Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PA
Received 16 Jun 2021Records 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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