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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.
23,354 approved · 1,635 refused · 1,968 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
NORTH BARN, , , MORTEHOE, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7DT
Received 8 Aug 2013CAWSEYS MEETHE MILL, KINGS NYMPTON, DEVON, EX36 4JB
Received 20 Aug 2010RAWSTONE, , , BISHMILL, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3EQ
Received 11 Mar 2015RIVERSIDE CARAVAN PARK, NORTH MOLTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3HQ
Received 26 Feb 2010The Round House Heal Farm Kings Nympton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9TB
Received 22 Aug 2023Indiana South Street Braunton Devon EX33 2AS
Received 22 Feb 20242 BAYCLIFFE APARTMENTS, , MORTEHOE, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7DZ
Received 15 Jan 2019132 Sampsons Plantation Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3FJ
Received 1 Jun 202220 ORCHARD ROAD, , WRAFTON, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2DZ
Received 8 Apr 2014Yeo Valley CP School Derby Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 7HB
Received 15 Jan 2009LOWER ROWES FARM, , , STERRIDGE VALLEY, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9TB
Received 10 Sept 201241 HOME FARM ROAD, , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3DJ
Received 26 Aug 2016Berrynarbor Park Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TA
Received 4 Apr 2024Stapleton Farm Road From Lynton Cross To Smythen Cross Combe Martin Devon EX34 0NY
Received 8 Dec 2022Owls Nest 3 Bickleton Cottages Bickleton Barnstaple Devon EX31 3GG
Received 19 May 202634 EAST STREET, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3DF
Received 27 Sept 2016Keltnie Shute Lane Combe Martin EX34 0EU
Received 15 Jan 2020Millbrook Yeo Mill West Anstey South Molton Devon EX36 3NU
Received 6 Oct 2020BAY TREE HOUSE, BELLAIRE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1QZ
Received 22 Aug 2013Land off Dadds Tenement Off Brayley Hill West Buckland Barnstaple Devon EX32 0TB
Received 4 Oct 2022Magnolia House Shirwell Barnstaple Devon EX31 4JU
Received 29 May 2026Walnut Tree Barn 4 Sticklepath Court Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 3HN
Received 17 Nov 2024Outlands New Road South Molton Devon EX36 4BB
Received 7 Jan 2026COLLACOTT FARM, , , NEWTON TRACEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3QF
Received 15 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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