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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24,357 approved · 1,802 refused · 2,147 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Blatchford House Pilton West Barnstaple Devon EX31 4EU
Received 25 Feb 202511 SHIELING ROAD, , BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2LY
Received 15 Feb 20172 MANOR PARK, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2DQ
Received 13 Feb 2018GARDEN OF THE HOMESTEAD, BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2JG
Received 15 Mar 2010HAZELCROFT, , UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9AR
Received 1 Nov 2010BARNSTAPLE TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB, MILL ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1JQ
Received 13 Mar 2019Hillsdale Shirwell Road Barnstaple Devon EX31 4JH
Received 26 Apr 2021EATON AEROSPACE, PATHFIELDS BUSINESS PARK, STATION ROAD, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3DW
Received 21 Oct 2011Hallsdown Farm Touring Park Arlington Barnstaple Devon EX31 4SW
Received 1 May 2024FLAT 7 LITTLE BEACH, THE ESPLANADE, WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX347DJ
Received 13 Jan 2009THE CARAVAN, HALSEY LAKE, , LOXHORE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SU
Received 7 May 2013HALDENE, BOWLING GREEN LANE, COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0LG
Received 9 Jul 2012Garden of Rose Mount Blakes Hill Road Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0JT
Received 8 Jun 2021ROOKWOOD, , , RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8DN
Received 20 Jul 2017THE OLD ICE FACTORY, ROLLE STREET, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1JP
Received 29 Jun 2010Great Stone Farm Clapworthy South Molton Devon EX36 4HX
Received 15 Dec 2022LOWER WEBBERY FARM, , ASH MILL, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4QE
Received 21 Oct 2011SPITTLE FARM, , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7AN
Received 1 Jun 201235 STICKLEPATH TERRACE, STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2AY
Received 4 Mar 20116 CAVIE ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1DX
Received 18 Dec 20141 Birdswell Cottages Birdswell Lane Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9SF
Received 4 Mar 2021West Down Parish Hall Ilfracombe hill West Down EX34 8NF
Received 21 Nov 201912 Ashleigh Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 8JX
Received 30 Apr 2021Land at Winson Cross Chittlehampton Devon
Received 15 Feb 2024Records 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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