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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1,227 approved · 290 refused · 141 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved2262/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent for removal of existing modern plasterboard on existing chimney breast before application of lime render & lime wash & replacement of existing stove
Tower Cottage Buckland Abbey Buckland Monachorum PL20 6EZ
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision Made2516/24/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed new agricultural track measuring 728.9m (length) x 2.4m (width)
Leigh Farm Bere Alston PL20 7EF
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Refused2260/24/HHO
Householder application for proposed dropped kerb and removal of section of wall to provide off-road parking hardstanding
42 Station Road Okehampton EX20 1EA
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Approved1122/24/HHO
Householder application for conversion & extension of existing outbuilding to ancillary accommodation
Frogwell Broadbury EX20 4NH
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Approved1614/25/PAA
Prior Approval Application for proposed agricultural storage building measuring 39.1m (L) x 20.3m (B) x 8.8m height to ridge following determination of 1353/25/AGR
Friars Hele Meeth EX20 3QB
Received 29 May 2025 - Approved3828/23/FUL
Erection of barn
LAND AT SS 533 105, Hatherleigh
Received 20 Nov 2023 - Within Consultation Period2381/26/HHO
Addition of first floor extension above the garage
Fresh Springs 3 Buckland Court Crapstone PL20 7UE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Within Consultation Period0505/26/VAR
Application for variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 7 (Landscaping) and 9 (Boundary Treatments) of planning consent 00938/2015 (Appeal Ref: APP/Q1153/W/17/3171503)
Maynebrooke Heights Castle Road Okehampton EX20 1HZ
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Approved3882/24/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed gable extension to bungalow
Boswells Bungalow North Tawton EX20 2BY
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Approved0260/24/TCA
G1: Elm trees - (Group of 3 hedgerow elms) a 2m overall reduction cutting branches no greater than 75mm in diameter. Works required as it is shading two neighbouring gardens & heavily overhanging outhouse/sheds of tree owner
Granary Park Essington Road North Tawton EX20 2EZ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Approved1618/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 14 (Waste Audit Statement) of planning consent 0034/24/FUL
Land At Sx 373 834, Lifton
Received 20 May 2024 - Approved0179/24/TPO
T1, T2, T3: Ash - dismantle due to leaning and broken trees, dropping limbs onto road.
Land at SX 493 728 Whitchurch Tavistock
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Part Approved / Part Refused3510/25/TPO
T1: Lime - reduce lateral spread on N/NE side over Parsons Field by 3-3.5 metres to reduce risk of branches failing on conservatory & reduce shading, reduce lateral spread on S/SW side over garden by 2.5 metres to reduce shading. T2: Beech - reduce height by 2.5m, reduce lateral spread on N side by 2-2.5m, branches overhang access way, encroaching on house to NE.
109 Whitchurch Road Tavistock PL19 9BQ
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Approved1162/24/HHO
Householder application for internal layout alterations & changes to rear fenestration
4 Mount Ford Tavistock PL19 8EB
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decision Made0176/26/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising one x 9m and one x 10m light wooden poles
Road from Thrushelford to Thrushelton Lewdown
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision Made0855/25/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural storage building measuring 9m (L) x 13.5m (B) x 5.3m height to ridge
Alston Farm Buckland Monachorum PL20 7LN
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Under Consideration1982/26/FUL
Hybrid planning application comprising of: Part A: a full planning application and listed building consent for the refurbishment of Hazeldon House as a single dwelling (including the demolition of non-listed structures), reinstatement of the parkland gardens, associated infrastructure (including drainage and retaining structures), removal of some trees, parking, boundary treatments, reinstatement of the historic driveway and access. Part B: an outline application for the demolition of all structures (except for the original walled garden structures), landscaping and associated works to provide up to ten dwellings, reinstatement of the historic driveway and access, associated infrastructure (including drainage and retaining structures), landscaping, open space, play space, removal of some trees, parking and boundary treatments.
Hazeldon House Parkwood Road Tavistock PL19 0JS
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Approved2435/24/COM
Notice of intent under Regulation 5 to install fixed line electronic comunications apparatus comprising two poles
Near Green Lane House Green Lane Tavistock PL19 9AN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn3764/24/HHO
Householder application for 1 & 2 storey extension
Highfield Bondleigh EX20 2AQ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Approved3110/25/FUL
Change of use of The Shed to a bakery & hot food takeaway
The Shed Unit 1A Tinhay Mill Industrial Estate Tinhay PL16 0AH
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Refused1712/26/FUL
Excavation works to floor of barn
Tutchenor Farm Patchacott EX21 5AR
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Approved0854/25/FUL
Erection of agricultural building for storage of feed, machinery & livestock
Midway Liftondown PL16 0DB
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Approved3858/24/COM
Notice of Intent to Install Electronic Communication Apparatus Comprising 6 x New 9m Light Wooden Pole
Near Higher Hughslade Tavistock Road Okehampton
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Approved2213/24/HHO
Householder application for extension to form new porch. Extension to South to form new veranda/sun lounge. Installation of rooflight & solar panels, external paving/landscaping, replacement of windows/doors & installation of patio doors/first floor window
Elwell Gardens, Bere Alston, PL20 7HL
Received 11 Jul 2024
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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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