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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.
22,871 approved · 1,559 refused · 1,895 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land north of Yelland Road Barnstaple Devon E: 249143 N: 132174
Received 20 Dec 202425 Homer Crescent Braunton Devon EX33 1DT
Received 19 Apr 2021HONEYWELL FARM, , MUDDIFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4HS
Received 2 Dec 2011LAND AT BATSWORTHY CROSS, , , ROSE ASH, , DEVON,
Received 21 Nov 2014GRANGE HOUSE, HEANTON HILL, HEANTON PUNCHARDON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4DQ
Received 27 Jul 2012Barn at The Old Stables Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX32 7LG
Received 3 Jul 202038 FAIRACRE AVENUE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9DF
Received 13 Nov 2018MEADOW PARK LODGE, , , FILLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0RG
Received 28 May 2013Land to the west of Brambly Hedge Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SU
Received 25 Sept 2020AT, THE STABLES, NORTLEIGH HILL, , GOODLEIGH, , DEVON,
Received 31 May 2017Furzebray Farm George Nympton Road South Molton Devon EX36 4ER
Received 21 Jan 2026SANSOUCI, ASH ROAD, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2EF
Received 21 Mar 2012DENSDON FARM, , ROSE ASH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RH
Received 18 Feb 2011HEWISH BARTON, MUDDIFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4HH
Received 21 May 201020 THE BRITTONS, , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2HE
Received 6 Jun 20173 Rock Park Terrace Barnstaple Devon EX32 9AQ
Received 29 Jun 2023Ditchetts House 4 Fore Street Witheridge Devon EX16 8AH
Received 24 Mar 2020PATHDOWN LANE, CROSS, CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEON, EX331PL
Received 10 Mar 2009White Hart House Atherington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9HY
Received 25 Aug 2010Magnet Upcott Avenue Pottington Business Park Barnstaple Devon EX31 1HN
Received 27 Jan 2023Flat 129 East Street South Molton Devon EX36 3BU
Received 8 Apr 2019SADLER'S CLOSE WOOD, , , KINGS NYMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9EU
Received 12 Jan 2018County Garage Group Hollowtree Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 8QZ
Received 23 Nov 2022IVYBANK & SWEETBRIAR COTTAGES, 4 & 5 HAMS PLACE, WATER LANE, COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0EL
Received 7 Jun 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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