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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24,357 approved · 1,802 refused · 2,147 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
3 Floodgate Meadows Buzzacott Lane Combe Martin Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0NL
Received 13 Apr 2021VALLEY VIEW FARM, LONGMEAD, BRAYFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7LL
Received 2 Nov 2010BAGGY HOUSE, MOOR LANE, CROYDE, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1PA
Received 1 Dec 2011HORNE PARK GARAGE, HORNE PARK ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8HQ
Received 7 Nov 2012HEDDON MILL FARM, , HEDDON MILL, BRAUNTON, EX33 1HZ
Received 15 Aug 20121 THE OLD LAUNDRY, MOLE BRIDGE LANE, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3DT
Received 10 Aug 2010THE OLD POUND HOUSE, 5 THE SQUARE, , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8AE
Received 2 Oct 20131 Summer House Myrtle Farm View Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1QH
Received 1 Sept 2023114 SOUTH STREET, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2AS
Received 12 Nov 2018Stable Yard Barn Heddon Mill Braunton Devon EX33 1HZ
Received 13 Sept 2021COLLINGWOOD HOTEL, WILDER ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, EX349AR
Received 23 Aug 2007GARDEN OF WINGLETANG, LANGLEIGH ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8EA
Received 3 May 2013LAND REAR OF REDLANDS ROAD, FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, EX312PL
Received 6 May 2009BOUCHLAND FARM, BURRINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9NF
Received 12 Apr 2018Bridge Chambers The Strand Barnstaple Devon
Received 27 Jul 2026LINWOOD, THE QUAY, INSTOW, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4HX
Received 4 Jan 2012BRANKSOME, MARLBOROUGH ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8JP
Received 1 Feb 2011BARN, WEST ASHRIDGE, EASTLEIGH, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4PG
Received 8 Jun 201619 High Street Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9DF
Received 10 Oct 2014Land at Woolmers Farm North Lane Bickington Barnstaple Devon EX31 2JN
Received 18 Oct 2021JOURNEYS END, CROSS, CROYDE, BRAUNTON, EX331PL
Received 15 Apr 2009Smythen Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Received 5 Aug 2024South West Shooting School Ettiford Farm Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9RG
Received 7 Apr 2016LUCKETT, , KNOWSTONE, SOUTH MOLTON, EX364RS
Received 17 Nov 2008Records 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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