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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.
24,357 approved · 1,796 refused · 2,146 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3A CORONATION TERRACE, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9NN
Received 15 Oct 2018HAZELDENE, LOWER PARK ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2HG
Received 29 Jul 2013Newtown Farm Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0LQ
Received 28 Jan 2019NEWHOUSE FARM, , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX168QB
Received 28 May 200822 & 23 JOY STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1BP
Received 9 Jul 2013THE CARAVAN, KNAPP DOWN FARM, , COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0PG
Received 21 Jul 201722 Stallards Braunton Devon EX33 1BP
Received 4 Dec 2023Land off Crowborough Road Georgeham Devon Eastings:246889 Northings:139734
Received 26 Apr 2024COMBE COTTAGE, , , EAST DOWN, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4NA
Received 18 Aug 2015RAOB HALL, 36 COOKS CROSS, , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4AW
Received 19 Mar 2018Bryher Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX32 7JL
Received 22 Dec 202552 BEARDS ROAD, , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2PG
Received 8 Mar 2017CORRAITH, , , GOODLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7JY
Received 10 Apr 201559 BROADFIELD ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9JN
Received 24 Apr 2018YOUINGS AND SON, PORTLAND HOUSE, 29 BEAR STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7BX
Received 19 Jul 2013LAND AT FORD HILL, KENTISBURY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4NH
Received 15 Jan 2016WESTHAVEN, ROSEA BRIDGE LANE, COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0DP
Received 22 Aug 2011Land at West of Parklands South Molton Devon EX36 4EW
Received 19 Jun 202624 Higher Road Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3BG
Received 19 Jun 2024ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, NEW STREET, CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7BR
Received 17 Feb 2011ZAREBA, RUMSAM ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9ER
Received 26 Jan 2011LAND BETWEEN COACH PARK &, 4 HAMS PLACE, COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0EL
Received 13 Oct 2015Thorncliiffe Works Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0DG
Received 20 Dec 2019GARDEN OF 15 MOUNT PLEASANT, BISHOPS TAWTON, BARNSTAPLE, EX320AQ
Received 10 Jul 2009Records 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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