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West Devon Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Devon Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,020Searchable applications
88Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 1,517 approved or refused records
290Refused applications
1,227 approved · 290 refused · 141 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Mar 2022 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningContact planning Contact-PlanningLocal plan Responses to National Planning Policy Framework consultationsPre-application advice Pre-application and planning service feesConservation areas Conservation Areas in West Devon
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 areas24 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
- Refused0822/26/HHO
Householder application for demolition of existing single-storey kitchen and bathroom extension and construction of new single-storey, full-width kitchen extension to the rear of the house with a small two-storey bathroom extension. Internal alterations to create a new ground-floor bathroom and utility room.
21 Bedford Street Bere Alston PL20 7DF
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Approved4008/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations, proposed canopy & replacement cladding
62 Plymouth Road Tavistock PL19 8BU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Approved0911/25/HHO
Householder application for works to roof, chimney, external walls, doors, outbuildings & installation of Air Source Heat Pump
8 Fitzford Cottages Tavistock PL19 8DB
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Part Approved / Part Refused3608/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Landscape Plan), 4 (Carbon Reduction) and 5 (Surface Water Drainage) of planning consent 0322/21/FUL
Development Site At Ss 599 022, Exbourne
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Approved1788/26/FUL
Erection of dwelling
Higher Clamoak, Bere Alston, PL20 7BU
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Approved1495/24/VAR
Application for variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning consent 2092/19/FUL
Workshop Sawmill Burdon Lane Highampton EX21 5LX
Received 7 May 2024 - Under Consideration3121/25/OPA
READVERTISEMENT (additional information to address matters raised in consultation) Demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 50 dwellings and means of access only (all other matters reserved)
Jethros Lewdown EX20 4DS
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Refused3154/24/PDM
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural buildings/barns to 1no dwellinghouse (Class C3) & for associated development (Class Q (a+b))
Kidnap Hill Thorndon Cross
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Refused3240/25/HHO
Householder application for a raised single storey extension over existing platform
20 Trescote Way Bridestowe EX20 4QB
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decision Made1553/25/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural barn measuring 18m (L) x 10m (B) x 6m height to ridge
Lower Longwood Highampton Beaworthy EX21 5LF
Received 23 May 2025 - Under Consideration1706/26/CLE
Use of land for the siting and residential occupation of a caravan as part of the planning unit and in association with the commercial activities at 2E, Cranmere Road, Exeter Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton.
Land Adjacent 2E Cranmere Road Exeter Road Industrial Estate Okehampton
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Approved3272/25/LBC
Listed Building Consent for works associated with installation of ground mounted solar panels incl. housed batteries & cabling to house
3 4 Wheal Maria Tavistock PL19 8PD
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Within Consultation Period2446/26/FUL
Construction of self-build dwelling and associated landscaping with erection of agricultural building and conversion of redundant dairy to private use workshop
Development Site East of Fairview Hayfield Road Exbourne
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Approved0158/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent for replacement windows & internal repairs, maintenance & bathroom refurbishment
Little Cobb Meeth Okehampton EX20 3EP
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Approved3168/24/PHH
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed single storey flat roofed rear extension 5.4m wide x 5.95m long x 2.6m high.
1 St Davids Road Tavistock PL19 9BT
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Approved0355/26/TCA
T1: Cedar tree – Fell tree. Tree is close to access path of property from west street. The tree has two trunks, one of which has already fallen down across the path, second one is leaning at approximately 60 degrees. Tree is planted on the border to neighbours (71a West street) Concerned that it may fall and injure pedestrians
Orchard Hill Madge Lane Tavistock PL19 0DY
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Approved0813/24/HHO
Householder application for install a conservatory to the rear of the property (part retrospective)
57 Lyd Gardens Tavistock PL19 9HU
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Approved4033/24/PDM
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 1No dwellinghouse (class C3) & for associated development (Class Q (a+b))
Barn At Sx 452 766 Lower Hill Farm Lamerton
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Approved3922/24/FUL
Proposed erection of a building to cover yard
Land at SX 462 821 Bowden Hill Brentor
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn2105/24/NMM
Non material minor amendment to planning consent 0405/24/HHO for planning approved window configuration & location of elevation finishes amended
Moray House, Yelverton, PL20 6DF
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Approved0977/24/HHO
Householder Application to remove existing chimney pot. Add course(s) of bricks as required to ensure a 900mm long chimney pot reaches a outlet height of 1800mm above thatch ridge
The Old Post Office Iddesleigh Winkleigh EX19 8BG
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Approved0026/26/FUL
Erection of a WEBUYANYCAR Pod Structure Within the Morrisons Store Car Park
Morrisons 128-130 Plymouth Road Tavistock PL19 9DS
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Approved0542/26/PAD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed demolition of building, to remove sections of Barn 2, which are designed for intensive dairy farming which are no longer required. The works will rationalise the existing farmyard layout and improve site safety
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Approved1446/26/TPO
TPO N118; T3: Oak - reduce by aprrox. 3m (see fig 1 in tree report).
Street Record Watts Drive Okehampton
Received 26 May 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Devon Borough 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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