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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.
21,930 approved · 1,471 refused · 1,745 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Maidenford Goodleigh Barnstaple Devon EX32 7NG
Received 25 Jun 2024LAND TO REAR OF FRANKLIN, WOOLACOMBE STATION ROAD, , , WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7AW
Received 9 Dec 2015Wallhayes Nettleford Hill Rackenford Tiverton EX16 8EJ
Received 10 Aug 2026DOLPHIN TOOL SUPPLIES, 27 BEAR STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7BX
Received 26 Sept 2013ABSCOTT COTTAGE, , , SHIRWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4LE
Received 13 Oct 2015Melcoe Park Farm East Anstey Devon EX16 9JX
Received 30 Oct 2019Rolle Quay House Rolle Quay Barnstaple Devon
Received 9 Feb 2021Lower Pitt East Buckland Barnstaple Devon EX32 0TD
Received 3 Jul 2023THE RED LION HOTEL, EAST STREET, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7DD
Received 25 Apr 2014Bourne Park Meshaw South Molton EX36 4NN
Received 8 Aug 2018THE STABLES, SAUNTON ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1HG
Received 5 Oct 2017WILLINGCOTT VALLEY HOLIDAY VILLAGE, WILLINGCOTT VALLEY, , , WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7HN
Received 25 Feb 20141 WRAFTON ROAD, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2BT
Received 8 Apr 2010HIGHER WINSHAM COTTAGE, WINSHAM, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2LX
Received 8 Jan 201010 HOME FARM CLOSE, CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1PD
Received 1 Dec 2011DOWNE FARM LIVERY YARD, , , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8QF
Received 24 Apr 20193 RALEIGH PARK, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4DN
Received 29 Oct 2015Watermouth Woods Goosewell Lane Berrynarbour Devon
Received 26 May 2020HIGH BULLEN HOTEL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, , , CHITTLEHAMHOLT, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9HD
Received 18 Nov 2016LAND ADJ, 1 EBBERLY LAWN, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7DH
Received 19 Aug 2015Old Maids Cottage Lee Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8LW
Received 18 Nov 2025LASTON HOUSE HOTEL, NEW BARNSTAPLE ROAD, , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9NT
Received 16 Nov 2017LAND AT MOOR LANE, , , CROYDE, , DEVON,
Received 2 Apr 2013Skerryvore Hill Top Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3BL
Received 9 May 2023Records 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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