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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.
24,781 approved · 1,887 refused · 2,223 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Georgeham Playing Field Newberry Road Georgeham Braunton Devon
Received 14 May 2009Land off Yelland Road Yelland
Received 15 Jan 2026Pall Europe Ltd Station Road Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8BH
Received 1 Feb 2023MARMARIS, 20 BEAR STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7BX
Received 7 Mar 2014SANDS RESIDENTIAL HOME, 4-5 BATH TERRACE, INSTOW, BIDEFORD, EX394JL
Received 30 Aug 2007(RALEIGH HOLT) LAND OFF OF, NORTHFIELD LANE, , BARNSTAPLE, , DEVON,
Received 29 Apr 2019Land at Scotts Moor Bradiford Barnstaple Devon
Received 19 Dec 2008LAND AT BATSWORTHY CROSS, , , ROSE ASH, , DEVON, EX36 4RZ
Received 16 Apr 2015WEST HILL FARM, , WEST DOWN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8NF
Received 12 Oct 20112 LANE END CLOSE, INSTOW, BIDEFORD, EX394LG
Received 12 Jun 200816 MEAD PARK, , BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2PF
Received 3 Aug 2016HARTLAND VIEW, , , SHIRWELL, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4LA
Received 23 Apr 2015HEAD BARTON, , , KINGS NYMPTON, , DEVON, EX37 9HA
Received 23 Jul 201818 SOUTH STREET, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2AA
Received 2 May 2014LAND ADJACENT HAZEL COTTAGE, , STOKE RIVERS, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7LD
Received 28 Mar 20184 Clinton Terrace Landkey Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 9BN
Received 24 Dec 2024MOLE VALLEY FARMERS, , , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3LH
Received 6 Sept 2013Langabridge Farm Burrington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9JT
Received 19 Dec 2022Summermoor Farm Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0QF
Received 12 Nov 2021LAND OFF, LITTLE BRAY LANE, BRAYFORD, BARNSTAPLE, EX327QF
Received 20 Feb 2009LAND AT TUCKERS MOOR, ADJOINING WOODBURN CROSS, , OAKFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 9JF
Received 26 Oct 2012THE OLD POST OFFICE, THE SQUARE, CHITTLEHAMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9QW
Received 14 Nov 2011HIGHER YETLAND, BERRY DOWN, , COMBE MARTIN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 0NZ
Received 29 Aug 201873 HIGH STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1HX
Received 3 Jan 2014Records 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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