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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.
23,344 approved · 1,633 refused · 1,967 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at North Road South Molton Devon
Received 24 Mar 2021RACKENFORD MANOR, , RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, EX168EF
Received 5 Jun 2009VINE COTTAGE, , , LEE, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8LW
Received 15 Nov 2013Wampford Mill Kings Nympton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9TG
Received 26 Mar 2026THE VICARAGE, ST BRANNOCKS ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8EG
Received 17 Jul 2017Netherleigh Torrs Park Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8AZ
Received 14 Oct 20086 Church Street Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8HA
Received 8 Dec 2021KENTISBURY GRANGE, , KENTISBURY FORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4NL
Received 24 Jul 2012Woodside House Bittadon Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HN
Received 22 Nov 202166 Lyddicleave Bickington Barnstaple Devon EX31 2JZ
Received 2 Dec 2024LAND TO THE REAR OF, 18 SOUTH STREET, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2AA
Received 23 Aug 2012NOMA, 9 OAKLAND AVENUE, STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2EL
Received 5 Mar 20124 TRAFALGAR LAWN, TRAFALGAR GARDENS, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9BD
Received 7 Jul 2015TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITE, YOULSTON PARK NORTH, SHIRWELL ROAD, SHIRWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4JR
Received 1 May 201821 KINGSACRE, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1BN
Received 26 Sept 2016WORKSHOP/STORE, DOWN LANE, , BRAUNTON, , DEVON,
Received 10 Jul 2015FORD FARM, KNOWSTONE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RT
Received 6 Jun 2019ROSEVINE, LOWER PARK ROAD, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2LQ
Received 15 Mar 2010DALE COTTAGE, STATION ROAD, BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SA
Received 9 Jun 2010Old Post Office Newton Tracey Barnstaple Devon EX31 3PL
Received 22 Aug 2019Land adj Station Hill & Archipark Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon
Received 15 Aug 2016BEATSWORKIN COFFEE N SKATE 9 QUEENS HOUSE, QUEEN STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8HJ
Received 2 Oct 2017LOWER UPPACOTT FARM, MARIANSLEIGH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4LW
Received 15 Apr 2010THE STORES TY-NANT, 1 ST MARYS ROAD, , CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1LF
Received 11 Jan 2017Records 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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