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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.
23,257 approved · 1,615 refused · 1,945 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
South Molton Community College Alswear Old Road South Molton Devon EX36 4LA
Received 29 Sept 2015Corffe Tawstock Barnstaple Devon EX31 3NZ
Received 25 Nov 20226 Allenstyle Road Yelland Barnstaple Devon EX31 3DX
Received 3 Dec 202514 Lane Head Close Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1NW
Received 4 Aug 2025Barum Court Litchdon Street Barnstaple Devon
Received 15 Aug 2022Higher Blagrove East Worlington Crediton Devon EX17 4SU
Received 12 Oct 201511 NEW ROAD, SOUTH MOLTON, EX364BQ
Received 2 Apr 2008FLITTON MILL, , , NORTH MOLTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3EP
Received 25 Feb 20151 Blatchford Cottages Barnstaple Devon EX31 4EU
Received 8 Aug 2025SOUTH TOWN FARM, , , LOXHORE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SS
Received 6 Jul 2017SOUTH COCKERHAM, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3EH
Received 10 Dec 2009Higher Uppacott Road From Lower Uppacott Cross To Uppacott Cross Mariansleigh South Molton Devon EX36 4LW
Received 10 Nov 2025COTSWOLD HOUSE, CROFTS LEA PARK, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9PN
Received 10 Nov 20174 Oakdale Avenue Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0QW
Received 29 Oct 202520 LITCHDON STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8ND
Received 3 Feb 20178 HOPPERSTYLE, , BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2LA
Received 26 Nov 2013LAKESIDE PADDOCKS, , , LINCOMBE, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8LL
Received 9 May 2014Pugsley Farm Warkleigh Umberleigh Devon EX37 9DN
Received 18 Mar 2026FROG POOL HOUSE, FROG LANE, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1BB
Received 13 Jun 2013Church Farm Bittadon Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HJ
Received 25 Feb 202573 Lagoon View West Yelland Barnstaple Devon EX31 3LE
Received 25 Mar 2024Point House Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0EN
Received 22 Nov 2024FORMER C H BRANNAM SITE, OAKWOOD CLOSE, ROUNDSWELL BUSINESS PARK, BARNSTAPLE, EX313NJ
Received 3 Mar 2009East Clatworthy Farm Filleigh Barnstaple Devon EX32 0RL
Received 1 May 2024Records 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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