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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.
24,685 approved · 1,862 refused · 2,217 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BICKINGCOTT CROSS, TWITCHEN, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3JU
Received 17 Apr 20141 & 2 Fullabrook Barton Fullabrook Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NJ
Received 6 May 2014Wisteria Cottage St Marys Road Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PE
Received 23 Jan 2008LAND OFF OF CHAPEL LANE, , COMBE MARTIN, , DEVON,
Received 26 Oct 2015HOLY TRINITY CHURCH YARD, BARBICAN TERRACE, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9HG
Received 24 Jun 2009Horestone Farm Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8EU
Received 20 May 2021THE THREE PIGEONS, VILLAGE STREET, , BISHOPS TAWTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0DG
Received 1 Dec 2014CHAMBERCOMBE MANOR, , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9RJ
Received 28 Sept 2010KILDARNA, LEADENGATE FIELDS, CROYDE, BRAUNTON, EX331PB
Received 10 Jan 2008Land at Little Lilly Farm Goodleigh Road Barnstaple Devon
Received 20 Aug 2012WELLESLEY, LANDKEY ROAD, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9BZ
Received 28 May 2014Lower Cottage West Worlington Crediton Devon EX17 4TT
Received 14 Dec 2020ATLAS LOGISTICS BUILDING, LIBERTY ROAD, ROUNDSWELL BUSINESS PARK, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3TD
Received 13 May 2016Branch Farm Pippacott Marwood Barnstaple Devon EX31 4EJ
Received 12 Jul 2024The Old Court House South Molton Street Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7BW
Received 23 May 202380 PILTON STREET, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1PQ
Received 25 Oct 2010Burnstone Bickington Road Sticklepath Barnstaple Devon EX31 2DB
Received 15 Jan 2026Witheridge CofE Primary School Fore Street Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8AH
Received 13 May 2010School House The Square Chittlehampton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9QW
Received 18 Mar 2021VICTORIA HOUSE, , MORTEHOE, WOOLACOMBE, EX347DZ
Received 24 Nov 2008Hawthorn Cottage Chittlehamholt Umberleigh Devon EX37 9PB
Received 9 Jun 2021Seven Brethren Long Stay Car Park Seven Brethren Bank Barnstaple Devon
Received 29 Jul 2025FAT FACE LTD, 87 HIGH STREET, BARNSTAPLE, EX311HR
Received 26 Sept 2007Land at Ash Mill Devon
Received 28 Sept 2022Records 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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