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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.
25,043 approved · 1,939 refused · 2,262 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 GRIGGS GARDEN, FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, EX313BQ
Received 23 Feb 2009VALLEY VIEWS, , , BISHOPS NYMPTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4PN
Received 27 Sept 2017Land adjacent to 8 South View Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0AU
Received 3 Mar 20239 WAYFARING, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9HB
Received 22 Jul 2016BLAKEWELL COURT, LANE PAST BLAKEWELL MILL FARM, , MUDDIFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4ES
Received 5 Mar 20186 AVENUE ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, EX349AT
Received 25 Jun 2009THE FORGE, , , HORWOOD, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4PB
Received 1 May 2018BARNACOTT FARM, , , BRAYFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7LL
Received 21 Mar 2018Oaklands Poultry Farm Land on North East Side of Hillands West Anstey South Molton Devon EX36 3PH
Received 6 Nov 2020Croyde Manor 17 St Marys Road Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PF
Received 11 Sept 2023NORTH NEWTON FARM, , , CHITTLEHAMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9QS
Received 20 Sept 2017NORTHLEIGH VIEW, NORTHLEIGH HILL, , GOODLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7NR
Received 22 Feb 201317 Mint Park Road Braunton Devon EX33 1LE
Received 11 Jul 201941 Barracks Road Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3FP
Received 24 Sept 202033 LANGLEY VIEW, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7BQ
Received 18 Mar 2016West Down Farm South Molton Devon EX36 3EQ
Received 14 Oct 2022CHELFHAM HOUSE, CHELFHAM, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4RP
Received 9 Nov 2009THE BARN, TOP HILL FARM, STRAND LANE, ASHFORD, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4BZ
Received 14 Sept 2009WEST BUCKLAND SCHOOL, , WEST BUCKLAND, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0SX
Received 2 Apr 2015Land at Higher Roylands Riding Stables Higher Roylands Moor Lane Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1NU
Received 10 Nov 2016VIEW POINT, DOWN LANE, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2LE
Received 21 Feb 2014THE BARN, WHIDDON PARK, LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 9LA
Received 13 Dec 2010Barn to the rear of Homeside Kentisbury Barnstaple Devon EX31 4NT
Received 17 Aug 2023QUIET WATERS, ATHERINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9HZ
Received 20 Jan 2010Records 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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