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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24,357 approved · 1,804 refused · 2,147 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Truscotts of Barnstaple Lauder Lane Roundswell Barnstaple Devon EX31 3TH
Received 16 Apr 2008LINDFIELD, , BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, EX312LP
Received 1 May 2008SOUTH MOLTON WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, MOLE BRIDGE, POLTIMORE ROAD, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3QA
Received 8 Nov 201118 RAVELIN MANOR ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 8BY
Received 1 Nov 2012LAND AT TRUDE FARM, CROW HILL, , GOODLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7NH
Received 13 Dec 2012THE OLD MANOR, MANOR ROAD, , LANDKEY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0JL
Received 1 Jun 2016Lower Kitcott Meshaw South Molton Devon EX36 4NE
Received 15 Nov 2012DENSDON FARM, , ROSE ASH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RH
Received 18 Feb 2011The Threshing Barn and Granary East Kennacott Newton Tracey Barnstaple EX31 3PW
Received 29 Jan 2025KENTISBURY MILL, , KENTISBURY, BARNSTAPLE, EX314NF
Received 3 Mar 20093 CONVENT CLOSE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9DR
Received 25 Jun 2010Pickwell Manor Georgeham Braunton Devon EX33 1LA
Received 20 May 2019MILL COTTAGES, , , ARLINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4LN
Received 24 Aug 2012Scaena Shackhayes Combe Martin Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0BZ
Received 24 Feb 202315 PARKLANDS, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4EW
Received 1 May 2018EASTACOTT BARTON, , UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9AJ
Received 28 Jun 2012LINE VIEW, RALEIGH ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4HY
Received 1 Mar 2019UNIT 4, NORTH ALLER INDUSTRIAL SITE, FILLEIGH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3RF
Received 1 Mar 2010The Old School Rooms High Street Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0PR
Received 9 Jun 2020SUNNYBANK, , , BRAYFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7QB
Received 21 Nov 2012CHURCH OF ST MARY, , , WEST WORLINGTON, CREDITON, DEVON, EX17 4TT
Received 1 Apr 2015Derby Works Vicarage Street Barnstaple Devon EX32 7HA
Received 26 Jun 2019VIEW FARM, , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, EX327JJ
Received 20 Aug 2008Former Cliffe Hydro Hotel Site Hillsborough Road Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9NP
Received 15 Apr 2011Records 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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