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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.
22,266 approved · 1,511 refused · 1,795 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Larkstone Watersports Hub Larkstone Lane Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9QG
Received 17 Nov 2022Broadridge Farm Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8QB
Received 15 Jul 2021ROYAL BRITANNIA HOTEL, BROAD STREET, ILFRACOMBE, EX34 9EE
Received 10 Aug 2009Middle Burrow Farm East Worlington Crediton Devon EX17 4SS
Received 12 Oct 2017TREEHAVEN COTTAGE, , , MIDDLE MARWOOD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4EG
Received 14 Feb 20149 PORTLAND STREET, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9JL
Received 15 Mar 2010FLOWERDEW COTTAGE, 43 THE VILLAGE, , BERRYNARBOR, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9SG
Received 17 Sept 2012Land adjoining Kinloch East Worlington Crediton Devon
Received 6 Mar 2012Molland Ridge Farm Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7EF
Received 25 Jun 2024West Hill Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RT
Received 15 Jul 2019KINNINGS FARM BOARDING KENNELS, , , CHITTLEHAMHOLT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX37 9NU
Received 17 Jun 2014Glen Rosa Meshaw South Molton Devon EX36 4NE
Received 10 Aug 2023THE THRESHING BARN, BOUCHLAND FARM, , , BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9NF
Received 6 Nov 2015SOUTH GARRON, SOWDEN LANE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8BU
Received 14 Jul 2010Providence House Newland Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0ND
Received 11 Nov 2020Cleave House North Morte Road Mortehoe Woolacombe Devon EX34 7ED
Received 31 May 2022South Lea House Lower Park Road Braunton Devon EX33 2HS
Received 6 Dec 202114 West Croyde Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1QA
Received 24 Sept 2024TESCO STORES LTD, ROSE LANE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8PG
Received 6 Jul 201522 Boutport Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1RP
Received 11 Aug 2025Vellacott Tawstock Barnstaple Devon EX31 3JY
Received 11 Mar 2022PEACEHAVEN, ROSELYN TERRACE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1JX
Received 16 Dec 2013ACTAVIS UK LTD, WHIDDON VALLEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8NS
Received 24 Feb 2012LAND AT JOHN GAY CLOSE, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8DB
Received 1 Sept 2009Records 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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