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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.
23,186 approved · 1,601 refused · 1,929 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cheglinch West Down Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NW
Received 23 Sept 202482 LAGOON VIEW, YELLAND, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3LE
Received 30 Dec 2010THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, EGYPT LANE, , CHULMLEIGH, , DEVON, EX18 7BT
Received 7 Jul 2014WATERGATE MUSHROOM FARM, , UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX379AG
Received 20 Jan 2009The Coach House East Marsh Farm North Molton South Molton Devon EX36 3HQ
Received 29 Mar 2021THE FIRS, ROAD FROM HALSWELL FARM TO CLAPWORTHY CROSS, , CLAPWORTHY, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4HT
Received 6 Mar 2018Lower Lightleigh Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7AW
Received 6 Feb 2023WITHYCOTT, BARTON FARM CLOSE, SPREACOMBE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1HX
Received 1 Sept 2011Woodford Landkey Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 9DH
Received 13 Mar 2020SOUTH BANK, BACK LANE, , NORTH MOLTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3HW
Received 3 Feb 2017Leaderflush And Shapland Ltd Taw Wharf Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2AA
Received 1 Jun 20128 Albert Court Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9EB
Received 9 Jun 2022RYE PARK HOUSE, RYE PARK, , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SF
Received 30 Mar 2016GARDEN COTTAGE, PUTSBOROUGH MANOR, PUTSBOROUGH, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1LB
Received 14 Feb 2012Pilton Community College Playing Field Chaddiford Lane Barnstaple Devon EX31 1RB
Received 12 May 2025BAGGY POINT CAR PARK, MOOR LANE, , CROYDE, , DEVON,
Received 27 Jul 2015WEST WINDS, MOOR LANE, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1PA
Received 7 Sept 2015OLD MAIDS COTTAGE, LEE, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8LW
Received 19 Jan 2010Pipcott Road From Churchill House to Rose Cottage WEST DOWN EX34 8NF
Received 25 Jul 2019CASTLE HILL, , FILLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0RH
Received 8 Jan 20145 ELIZABETH CLOSE, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3AH
Received 19 Dec 20124 BROADGATE, BELLAIRE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1QZ
Received 15 Nov 201347 ELLERSLIE ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2HT
Received 31 Aug 2011THE HOLLIES, HOME LANE, , LEE, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8LR
Received 26 Apr 2016Records 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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