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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.
22,699 approved · 1,549 refused · 1,858 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
DUKE STREET DENTAL SURGERY, 12 DUKE STREET, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3AL
Received 3 Oct 20141 BURROWS CLOSE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1EX
Received 1 Nov 201110 MEADOW CLOSE, , LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0NB
Received 20 Mar 2018HILLCREST, , , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2NG
Received 5 Mar 2018Parminters Marwood Barnstaple Devon EX31 4EH
Received 16 Jun 2020HIGHER BIRCH, , , STOKE RIVERS, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7LE
Received 28 Apr 20161-3 CAEN STREET, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1AA
Received 3 Mar 2017Dingles Farm Muddiford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HR
Received 12 Mar 2025Yeo House Kings Nympton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9TB
Received 21 Apr 2021TIVOLI COTTAGE, , , ATHERINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9DX
Received 28 Apr 2015Nadrid Farm North Molton South Molton Devon EX36 3EJ
Received 9 Jul 2020Toll House Bradiford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4AW
Received 1 Apr 202132 OXFORD GROVE, ILFRACOMBE, EX34 9HG
Received 22 Oct 2009LAND ADJ TREMORRAN, UPPER TORRS PARK, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8AZ
Received 5 Sept 201781 NEWPORT ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9BE
Received 18 Nov 2014The Lodge Plantation Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9RW
Received 27 Feb 202585 NEWPORT ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9BQ
Received 24 Jan 2011Mariansleigh Road From Lower Uppacott Cross To Uppacott Cross Mariansleigh EX36 4LW
Received 4 Jul 2025Crows Nest Upper Claypark Mortehoe Woolacombe Devon EX34 7EA
Received 11 Apr 2014NORTHCOTE MANOR, , , BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9LZ
Received 3 Sept 2014Cruwys Ball East Anstey Tiverton Devon EX16 9JR
Received 16 Aug 2021The Old Rectory Bishops Nympton South Molton Devon EX36 4NY
Received 29 Nov 2023Middle Lee Farm (mobile home) South Molton Devon EX36 3EH
Received 4 Feb 2025Ashleigh Road Bowling Club Ashleigh Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 8JY
Received 28 Jan 2022Records 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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