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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.
22,251 approved · 1,510 refused · 1,794 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
60 Chaddiford Lane Barnstaple Devon EX31 1RE
Received 11 Dec 2023Barn at Firebeacon Lane Firebeacon Lane Chittlehamholt Umberleigh North Devon EX37 9DL
Received 31 Jul 2019HACIENDA, NORTH ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4JQ
Received 5 Jun 2019WUTHERING HEIGHTS & FAIRVIEW, BELLAIRE, PILTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1QZ
Received 13 Mar 2012Garden of Woodhills Poltimore Road South Molton Devon EX36 4DA
Received 18 Dec 2019Tremaine Braunton Road Barnstaple Devon EX31 1GH
Received 19 Dec 2024LAND AT, DOWNE FARM, WITHERIDGE, , DEVON, EX16 8QF
Received 26 Feb 2010NORTH ALLER BUSINESS PARK, , , FILLEIGH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3RF
Received 18 Oct 2013ACTAVIS UK LIMITED, WESTACOTT ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8NS
Received 29 Jan 2010Magnolia House Tawstock Barnstaple Devon EX31 3HU
Received 13 Nov 2015Croyde Manor 17 St Marys Road Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PF
Received 1 Sept 2020AUTUMN LEAVES, GRANVILLE ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8AS
Received 21 Nov 2018RUSDON FARM, , EAST WORLINGTON, CREDITON, DEVON, EX17 4TQ
Received 6 Aug 2012Land adjacent to The Old Rectory Ashford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4BY
Received 11 Nov 20253 CROSS FARM COURT, BISHOPS TAWTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0BX
Received 24 Feb 2011Pilton House Retirement Home Pilton Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1PQ
Received 2 May 202421 CORONATION STREET, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7AY
Received 26 Jul 201115 Barlow Road Barnstaple Devon EX31 1TR
Received 25 Feb 2020CRAWFORD COTTAGE, HEDDON MILL, BRAUNTON, EX33 1HS
Received 7 Sept 2009CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, 74 HIGH STREET, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9NQ
Received 27 May 20141 Lynhurst Avenue Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2EP
Received 15 Nov 20217 FAIR VIEW, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1JR
Received 20 Nov 2009Suntana Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1NH
Received 17 Jun 2021EAST HAYNE FARM, , NEWTOWN, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3QR
Received 7 May 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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