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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.
21,534 approved · 1,424 refused · 1,707 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Dec 2004 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
56 SOUTH STREET, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4AG
Received 11 Apr 2012SUNNY HAVEN, GOODLEIGH ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7LY
Received 16 Sept 2010The Shippen Higher Week Ash Mill South Molton Devon EX36 4QH
Received 24 Aug 20237 CASTLE HILL AVENUE, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9HU
Received 30 Apr 2019SOUTH BARTON, , NEWTON TRACEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3PL
Received 4 May 2012Rundon Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8QW
Received 30 Jan 2024Somerthing Close Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1FP
Received 19 Oct 2021Crockers Annexe Milltown Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HE
Received 10 Mar 2020THE OLD RECTORY, LOXHORE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SS
Received 28 Apr 2010LAND OFF, BUTTERCOMBE LANE, BRAUNTON, , DEVON, EX33 2NW
Received 28 Sept 20116 SILVERWOOD HEIGHTS, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7RJ
Received 10 May 20191 BALLS CORNER, , BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9JL
Received 8 Mar 20112 MINT PARK ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1LE
Received 22 Apr 2016Sandaway Beach Holiday Park Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SS
Received 22 Oct 20216 NEW BUILDINGS, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7BL
Received 1 Oct 2015Broad Close Farm Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8ED
Received 3 Jul 202515 OAKFORD VILLAS, , NORTH MOLTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3HF
Received 11 Feb 201632 Youings Drive Barnstaple Devon EX31 1QL
Received 2 Mar 20213, CHALWELLS, KNOWLE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2NE
Received 6 May 2010HARVEST FARM, , , KENTISBURY FORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4NU
Received 9 Nov 2016Bristol Channel View Woodlands Combe Martin Devon EX34 0AS
Received 14 Nov 2022THE FIRS, TORRS WALK AVENUE, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8AU
Received 23 Feb 2016SANDY COVE HOTEL, OLD COAST ROAD, , BERRYNARBOR, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9SR
Received 9 Mar 2018PRIORY COTTAGE, CORONATION STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7AY
Received 4 Apr 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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