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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.
24,380 approved · 1,808 refused · 2,154 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
MILL FARM, , EAST BUCKLAND, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0TD
Received 7 Dec 2010Only Autos Westacott Grange Westacott Goodleigh Barnstaple Devon EX32 7NF
Received 24 May 2021Taw Wharf Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2AU
Received 4 May 201899 CHANNEL VIEW, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9PU
Received 3 Oct 2016Petroc Old Sticklepath Hill Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2BQ
Received 8 Feb 2024THE OLD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, NEWLAND, SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0NN
Received 27 Jan 201019 LITTLE MOOR CLOSE, WEST YELLAND, BARNSTAPLE, EX313HW
Received 5 Jun 200911, 12, 12a, 14, 15 Marine Court Marine Parade Instow Devon
Received 23 Jun 202620 Mint Park Road Braunton Devon EX33 1LE
Received 25 Nov 2021CALVERT TRUST EXMOOR, WISTLANDPOUND, , KENTISBURY, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4SJ
Received 28 Nov 2013PROPOSED ASDA, TAW WHARF, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2BN
Received 21 Sept 2016Medina Cottage Bull Hill Barnstaple Devon EX31 1QR
Received 7 Nov 2024Ocean Pitch Campsite Moor Lane Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1NZ
Received 5 Feb 2026Plots 1-10 Larkbear Tawstock Barnstaple Devon
Received 5 Oct 2021FINEHAY, , ALSWEAR, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4LL
Received 23 Jan 2012LAND TO REAR OF GRASMERE HOUSE, KING STREET, , COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0BS
Received 12 Oct 2016Land off Nadder Lane South Molton Devon
Received 27 May 2026DEVON AND CORNWALL CONSTABULARY, POLICE STATION, NEW ROAD, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4BH
Received 5 Oct 20169 Tarka Way Braunton Devon EX33 2FG
Received 17 Oct 2025LAND AT MULLACOTT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, , ILFRACOMBE, , DEVON, EX34 8PY
Received 17 Jan 2011Knapp Cottage East Anstey Tiverton Devon EX16 9JL
Received 22 Feb 20211 Homer Close Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX31 4TD
Received 15 Aug 2023Stoneyard Farm Goodleigh Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 7JS
Received 12 Sept 2022KEMPSTOWN, , , ALSWEAR, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4JJ
Received 20 Jan 2016Records 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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