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North Devon planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of North Devon District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official North Devon website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
36,589Searchable applications
276Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 31,813 approved or refused records
2,574Refused applications

29,239 approved · 2,574 refused · 2,671 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 2001 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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.

Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. FULL PLANNING REFUSAL47450

    DEMOLITION OF BUS TERMINAL BUILDINGS & DEPOT & ERECTION OF MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH 50 FLATS & 4 COMMERCIAL UNITS (AMENDED LOCATION PLAN & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION) (FURTHER AMENDED PLANS & INFORMATION) (FURTHER AMENDED PLANS & INFORMATION)

    ILFRACOMBE BUS STATION, ROPERY ROAD, ILFRACOMBE, EX349EF

    Received 12 Jan 2009
  2. Approved81505

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 77401 (Demolition of barn and outbuildings and erection of new dwelling together with Installation of ground source heat pump and associated works following approval 75168 and creation of new entrance) in respect of installation of rooflight above entrance hallway, Air Source heat pump, repositioning window and doors and removal of ground source heat pump

    Spreacombe Nursery Woolacombe Devon EX34 7HN

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  3. Approved73195

    Creation of new agricultural access

    Land at shirwell Shirwell Barnstaple Devon EX31 4LE

    Received 31 Mar 2021
  4. LB (EXECUTION WORKS) APPROVAL47928

    LISTED BUILDING APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION OF 8 UNITS OF BEDSIT ACCOMMODATION TO FORM 4 HOUSES

    LAW MEMORIAL HOUSES, , BISHOPS TAWTON, BARNSTAPLE, EX320AG

    Received 22 Jan 2009
  5. Withdrawn59046

    APPLICATION UNDER REGULATION 3 OF THE T & C P GENERAL REGULATIONS 1992 NOTIFICATION BY DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL IN RESPECT OF CHANGE OF USE TO ALLOW MIXED D1 (NON RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS) AND B1A (OFFICES) (DCC/3750/2015)

    North Devon Library Library Square Tuly Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1EL

    Received 17 Mar 2015
  6. DISCHARGE OF CONDITION APPROVE52036

    APPROVAL OF DETAIL IN RESPECT OF DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (VISIBILITY SPLAY TREATMENT & BOUNDARY DEFINITION) ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 47921

    WATERGATE MUSHROOM FARM, , UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9AG

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  7. Approved71392

    Approval of details in respect of discharge of conditions 3 (Historic recording written scheme of investigation), 13 (contaminiation assessment & remediation scheme) & 15/16 (asbestos survey & treatment strategy) planning permission 65757

    Thorncliffe Works Village Street Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0DG

    Received 2 Apr 2020
  8. Approved81975

    Listed building consent for replacement non-illuminated external signage

    Bridge House Veterinary Hospital Pilton Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1PG

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  9. Approved78265

    Erection of 3 dwellings and associated works

    Old Post Office Newton Tracey Barnstaple Devon EX31 3PL

    Received 5 Feb 2024
  10. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL49461

    ERECTION OF AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BUILDING

    THE RIDGE, ROSE ASH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RF

    Received 2 Dec 2009
  11. Prior Approval Not Required82224

    Prior notification for construction of a slurry lagoon

    Kendon Farm (Land off Crow Lane) Nomansland Tiverton Devon EX16 8QW

    Received 8 Sept 2026
  12. WITHDRAWN62977

    APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION 61541 IN RESPECT OF CHANGES TO ADOPTED HIGHWAY SURFACE SPECIFICATION FROM BLOCK PAVERS TO TARMAC

    LAND WEST OF, TEWS LANE, , BICKINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 2JU

    Received 20 Apr 2017
  13. Approved81776

    Variation of condition 4 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 74895 (Outline application for the erection of 5 dwellings including access & associated works with some matters reserved (appearance, layout, scale & landscaping) to allow for repositioning of access

    Land at Back Lane Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7DQ

    Received 11 May 2026
  14. Approved79843

    Construction of single-storey rear extension

    Yeomans Cott Drayford EX17 4SL

    Received 11 Feb 2025
  15. Approved78325

    Extension and alterations to dwelling

    Cambrian Pottery Lane Yelland Barnstaple Devon EX31 3EG

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  16. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL63145

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 (APPROVED PLANS) & 6 (PARKING FACILITIES) ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 59959 (ERECTION OF DWELLING & DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE) TO ALLOW REVISED PLANS IN RESPECT OF PARKING FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH DWELLING

    Land adj The School House Manor Road Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0JJ

    Received 22 May 2017
  17. Approved78978

    Application for a lawful development certificate for existing used as a Class C3 dwellinghouse in breach of agricultural occupancy condition for in excess of 10 years

    Branch Farm Marwood Barnstaple Devon EX31 4EJ

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  18. WITHDRAWN60223

    REMOVAL OF CONDITION 3 (OCCUPANCY RESTRICTION) ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 49372 TO ENABLE ANNEXE TO BE TREATED A SEPARATE UNIT OF ACCOMMODATION

    ARCHWAY COTTAGE, , , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0QB

    Received 3 Nov 2015
  19. WITHDRAWN61211

    ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT FOR NON ILLUMINATED LOW LEVEL 'BHWT ENTRANCE' SIGNAGE AT ROADSIDE ENTRANCE

    HOPE CHAPEL, , , ROSE ASH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RF

    Received 12 May 2016
  20. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL46217

    CONTINUED USE OF BUILDING AS FURNITURE STORE & RETAIL OUTLET (RENEWAL OF LIMITED PERIOD PLANNING PERMISSION 43939)

    BONDS FURNITURE STORE & RETAIL OUTLET, SOUTHLEY ROAD, SOUTH MOLTON, EX364BL

    Received 7 Mar 2008
  21. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL58868

    EXTENSION TO DWELLING

    8 RICHMOND VILLAS, STATION ROAD, , , ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8DF

    Received 10 Feb 2015
  22. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL61978

    EXTENSION TO FORM NEW WC AND NEW REPLACEMENT BOUNDARY FENCE

    1 HOWARDS CLOSE, , , SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4JT

    Received 6 Oct 2016
  23. Approved72225

    Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to 1 dwellinghouse (Class Q) (A&B)

    Crossland Farm (House 3) High Bickington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9BJ

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  24. FULL PLANNING APPROVAL59821

    ERECTION OF ONE BUILDING TO COVER SILAGE PIT

    HOLMACOTT FARM, , , INSTOW, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4LR

    Received 18 Aug 2015

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What these statistics cover

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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