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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.
25,389 approved · 1,994 refused · 2,311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Webbery Farm Slurry Yard Webbery Devon EX39 4PR
Received 23 Nov 20223 ROSALIE TERRACE, ARLINGTON PLACE, , , WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7BJ
Received 27 Jul 2016LEMONS FARMHOUSE, , ATHERINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9HY
Received 24 Jul 2012MITRE COTTAGE, 4 THE SQUARE, , WITHERIDGE, , DEVON, EX16 8AE
Received 6 Nov 2017The Granary Parsonage Farm Bishops Nympton South Molton Devon EX36 3QL
Received 1 Oct 20241 STEEP CLOSE, BARNSTAPLE HILL, SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, EX320PJ
Received 25 Oct 2007REGENCY HOUSE, 41 TORRS PARK, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8AZ
Received 19 Apr 2016HIGHER WEEK FARM, , HIGH BICKINGTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9BW
Received 27 Feb 2012Bayview Farm Caravan And Camping Park Croyde Braunton Devon EX33 1PN
Received 9 Mar 2012NORTH KIPSCOMBE, , BRATTON FLEMING, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4TN
Received 6 Feb 20126 SILVER STREET, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2EN
Received 31 May 201114 KINGSWAY, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4AJ
Received 4 Jan 201163 Willow Rise Witheridge Tiverton Devon EX16 8FD
Received 20 Apr 2026Little Comfort Farm West Down Braunton Devon EX33 2NJ
Received 14 Jun 2024CHERRYCOMBE, , , EAST ANSTEY, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 9JR
Received 14 Jul 2017GOLDEN HIND, BRIDGE LANE, INSTOW, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4JD
Received 26 Nov 2009Southgate Chalet Sandhills Instow Bideford Devon EX39 4LF
Received 16 Aug 2011Rock House Blakes Hill Road Landkey EX32 0NA
Received 4 Mar 20205 OLD BIDEFORD ROAD, , STICKLEPATH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2DE
Received 8 Mar 2013Meadowbank Georgeham Braunton Devon EX33 1JN
Received 25 Oct 2024THE COTTAGE, HIGHER WAMPFORD, KINGS NYMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9TG
Received 5 Dec 2011PITT COURT FARM, , , GOODLEIGH, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 7LX
Received 7 Oct 201415A CAEN STREET, BRAUNTON, EX331AA
Received 22 May 2009HIGHER CHURCHILL FARM, , EAST DOWN, BARNSTAPLE, EX314LT
Received 22 Apr 2008Records 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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