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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.
22,661 approved · 1,547 refused · 1,852 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Old School Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 9DP
Received 25 Jan 20214 LOWER CROSS ROAD, BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2LE
Received 24 May 2012CARAVAN ADJACENT TWO MOORS, , , MARIANSLEIGH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4LN
Received 8 Jul 2016Lower Webbery Farm Ash Mill South Molton Devon EX36 4QE
Received 17 Mar 2025LAND ADJACENT TO THE B3233, , , YELLAND, DEVON
Received 5 Apr 2017LAND ADJ GOSPEL HALL, NEW ROAD, , BISHOPS TAWTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0DE
Received 30 Mar 20173 LANE END PARK, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8PP
Received 23 May 2014Manse Cottage Chittlehampton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9RX
Received 10 Mar 2023THE STONE BARN, HILL VILLAGE BUSINESS PARK, FILLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0RP
Received 7 Feb 2011DUNEDIN, , , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1QE
Received 5 Oct 20161 THE MILL, MILL ROAD, , LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0LX
Received 25 Feb 2014ASHLEIGH FARM, , EASTACOMBE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3NT
Received 9 Jul 2012PARK VIEW FARM, , KENTISBURY FORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4NB
Received 3 May 2011LAND AT CAPELANDS FARM, , , BRATTON FLEMING, , DEVON, EX32 7JN
Received 13 Oct 2014Griffins Yard North Road South Molton Devon EX36 3AZ
Received 11 Apr 20232 PARKLANDS, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4EW
Received 22 Oct 201222 BECKLAKE CLOSE, , ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3UZ
Received 17 Nov 2017West Hill Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RT
Received 23 Oct 2019THE DELL, HIGHER MUDDIFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4EZ
Received 11 Jan 2010Tower View Corner Lane Combe Martin Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0HU
Received 13 Feb 2025CROFT FERNERY, 9 HIGHER SLADE ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8LH
Received 20 Jan 2015JOHNSTONE MOOR FARM YARD, FOLLY LANE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3EQ
Received 13 Jul 2012NEW CROSS FARM, SANDY LANE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2NU
Received 25 Nov 2009Field to the West of Challacombe Road and Georgeham Road Junction Opposite Little Roadway Farm Camping Park Woolacombe Devon
Received 9 Jan 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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