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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24,357 approved · 1,796 refused · 2,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND ADJACENT TO & TO THE SOUTH OF BEECHCROFT, , , BRATTON FLEMING, , DEVON, EX31 4TJ
Received 23 Jul 2013The Burrow Valley View Newland Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0LW
Received 1 Mar 2018THE WATERGATE, 7 THE STRAND, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1EU
Received 24 Feb 2011BIDDENDON COTTAGE, , , TAWSTOCK, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3HZ
Received 12 Mar 2018FIELD AT SS5131NW, ADJACENT TO CLEAVE PLANTATION, FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3QG
Received 5 Mar 2010ST MICHAELS VIEW, FROG LANE, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1BB
Received 16 Jun 2015Collacott Farm Muddiford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HP
Received 15 May 20201 ARLINGTON PLACE, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX347BD
Received 19 Aug 200860 LAGOON VIEW, WEST YELLAND, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3LE
Received 28 Apr 2010Yarde Farm Stoke Rivers Barnstaple Devon EX32 7LN
Received 13 Jul 202668 CHADDIFORD LANE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX311RF
Received 18 Mar 2008Granite Close South Molton Devon EX36 3FD
Received 10 Jul 20193 WATERGATE, HIGH STREET, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0PR
Received 16 May 20139A Ebberley Terrace Bear Street Barnstaple Devon EX32 7DL
Received 24 May 20112 HOME FARM ROAD, , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3DH
Received 3 Jul 2017THE WHIDDENS, SHACKHAYES, , COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0BZ
Received 7 Feb 2017DAMAGE BARTON, , , , WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7EJ
Received 20 Oct 2014COST CUTTER SUPERMARKET, 2 HIGHER ROAD, , FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3BG
Received 16 Feb 2017Upper Gorwell House Goodleigh Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 7JP
Received 29 Apr 2025Land at Allenstyle Yelland Barnstaple Devon
Received 18 May 201616 ASHLEIGH ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8JX
Received 7 Apr 2015Land south of Butts Close Witheridge Tiverton Devon
Received 1 Jun 2018BAY TREE HOUSE, BISHOPS TAWTON ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, EX329EF
Received 1 Feb 2008LAND AT BREWERS FARM, , , KINGS NYMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9SS
Received 2 Nov 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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