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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24,357 approved · 1,796 refused · 2,146 withdrawn.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: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Cairnside Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8EW
Received 23 Apr 20197 Goodgates Grove Braunton Devon EX33 1DQ
Received 6 Feb 2023HIGHER WEEK FARM, , , HIGH BICKINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9BW
Received 26 Nov 2015Homeleigh Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SX
Received 29 Jul 2019Coombe Farm Chittlehampton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9RD
Received 16 Mar 2026ROUNDSWELL RETAIL PARK, JOHN PENROSE ROAD, , ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3RY
Received 16 Mar 2017Hanson Garage Castle Street Combe Martin Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0JQ
Received 21 Sept 2021MOULES FARM, , , BERRYNARBOR, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9SX
Received 4 Sept 2014135 EAST STREET, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3BU
Received 16 Jul 2013Land West of Tews Lane Bickington Barnstaple EX31 3WJ
Received 12 Nov 2019WESTWARD, SUNNYSIDE ROAD, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7DG
Received 19 Jul 20105 Mount Pleasant Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0AQ
Received 16 Oct 2020FORGE COTTAGE, , GEORGE NYMPTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX364JE
Received 19 Jun 20083 Hillside East Street Chittlehampton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9QL
Received 4 Jan 202111 South Street South Molton Devon EX36 4AA
Received 24 Jun 2021RIDGE GATE, BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4SQ
Received 26 Aug 2009103 HIGH STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1HR
Received 11 Sept 201210 WEST STREET, , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8AA
Received 24 Oct 20184 ROSALIE TERRACE, ARLINGTON PLACE, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7BJ
Received 11 Apr 2019PART OF FIELD OS 0013 (SS7818SW), IRISHCOMBE LANE, MESHAW, SOUTH MOLTON, EX364NH
Received 31 Mar 2009Barton Farm Barton Court Road From Pavington Cross To Burrington Burrington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9JQ
Received 10 Jun 2024ASDA STORES LIMITED, TAW WHARF, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2BN
Received 25 Jul 201723 LANGLEIGH PARK, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8RA
Received 14 Oct 2010Bay View Farmers Caravan and Camping Sites Turnpike Cross Woolacombe Devon EX34 7HG
Received 18 Nov 2022Records 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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