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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.
23,170 approved · 1,600 refused · 1,927 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
CHARLESTOWN BARTON, CHARLES, , BRAYFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7PX
Received 3 Mar 2017Braunton Community College Barton Lane Braunton Devon EX33 2BP
Received 9 Jan 2012Shed E Collacott Farm Muddiford Barnstaple EX31 4HP
Received 29 May 20254 WILLOWAY CLOSE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1AU
Received 9 Oct 2009IOLANTHE, BEACH ROAD, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX347AD
Received 3 Jun 200924 PARK AVENUE, STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2ES
Received 1 Oct 2010Land Adj Parsonage Farm Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon
Received 8 Jan 2021STONEYARD FARM, GOODLEIGH ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7JS
Received 28 Jul 2017Victoria Pleasure Grounds Wilder Road Ilfracombe Devon
Received 27 Feb 2024GARDEN OF CRESTLYN, BROADMEAD BUNGALOWS, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9DB
Received 28 Apr 2017PINETREE & FOLLY COTTAGES, STONEYLAND, NEWTON TRACEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3PF
Received 21 Feb 2011CORNERWAYS, SANDY LANE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2NU
Received 13 Feb 201531 BEARDS ROAD, , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2PG
Received 4 Dec 2018SNYDLES FARM, , CHITTLEHAMHOLT, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9HE
Received 18 Sept 2012Greysands Anstey Way Instow Bideford Devon EX39 4JG
Received 3 Feb 2021Land at Oaklands Poultry Farm West Anstey South Molton Devon
Received 5 Dec 2024UNIT 6 TWO RIVERS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BRAUNTON ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1JY
Received 8 Apr 2011East Bushton Farm West Buckland Barnstaple Devon EX32 0SL
Received 26 Apr 20131 DUNNING GREEN, WOODVILLE, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2HG
Received 16 Nov 2015Arlington Court Arlington Barnstaple Devon EX31 4LP
Received 14 Oct 202111/12 HIGH STREET, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9DF
Received 23 Feb 201112 Thorne Park West Down Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NG
Received 4 Aug 2021HOMEFIELD, , , HORWOOD, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4PB
Received 26 Sept 2013Land at Old School Road Fremington Barnstaple North Devon
Received 9 Jul 2020Records 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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