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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1,227 approved · 290 refused · 141 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Approved1520/26/NMM
Reduction of the ancillary barn and associated alterations to fenestration
Nethercott Farm Southcott EX20 4NL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved0029/26/NMM
Non-material minor amendment to planning consent 00539/2015 for amendment to the description from Change of use of existing annex to holiday let to Change of use of existing annex to dwelling
Annexe Round House Old Launceston Road Tavistock PL19 8NA
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Approved0832/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 9 (EVCP) and 10 (DEV32) of planning consent 4762/21/ARM
Land at the rear of Borough House, Fore Street, Lifton
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Approved3102/25/HHO
Householder application for side extension to create ground floor utility areas & larger bedrooms on first floor
Nethercott Lodge Iddesleigh EX19 8BD
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Approved0771/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent to install new pipework into stone outbuilding as part of upgrading of boiler and installation of LPG storage tank
7-8 Wheal Maria Tavistock PL19 8PD
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Approved2662/24/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising the refurbishment of the pole mounted transformer on pole no.33CCA12, including the replacement of the 10.5m pole and stay
Grenoven 331515, Tavistock, PL19 8PD
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decision Made3339/25/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising one 9m medium wooden pole
65 Old Exeter Road Tavistock PL19 0JE
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Refused2661/25/HHO
Householder application for single storey extension to west elevation with patio & accessible ramps
Glenside Cottage Middlemoor PL19 9DY
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Approved0030/26/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Scheme of Tree Planting) of planning consent 2803/24/FUL
128 - 130 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 9DS
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Approved0379/24/VAR
Application for variation of condition 1 (approved drawings) of planning consent 4416/21/VAR.
Hatherleigh Market, Hatherleigh EX20 3HT
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Withdrawn0256/24/FUL
Proposed General Purpose/Livestock Building - Building two
Higher Clamoak Bere Alston Yelverton PL20 7BU
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Approved3254/24/HHO
Householder application for proposed garage with first floor hobbies room
The Old Forge Thorndon Cross EX20 4NG
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Approved2545/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Sound Insulation Scheme) of planning consent 1825/25/POD
33 Fore Street, Okehampton, EX20 1HB
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Under Consideration3725/23/FUL
Conversion of barn to residential use
Yeat Farm, Lifton, PL16 0EB
Received 8 Nov 2023 - Approved3138/25/TCA
T1: Hybrid Cypress - removal of tree to ground level.
67-69 High Street North Tawton EX20 2HG
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Withdrawn2539/24/FUL
Change of use from temporary siting of a caravan to permanent siting of a caravan for residential use
Old Rectory Patchacott EX21 5AS
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Approved3644/23/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Surface Water Management Scheme) of planning consent 0096/23/FUL
Ezenridge Farm, Bere Alston, PL20 7ET
Received 2 Nov 2023 - Approved3836/24/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising 26 poles at 8m
Road From Lambert Cross To Durdon Cross Northlew EX20 3GJ
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn1717/24/FUL
Construction & operation of a micro energy storage facility
Land At Ss 661 005 The Barton North Tawton
Received 30 May 2024 - Approved1836/24/HHO
Householder application for part single, part two storey rear extension to main house & alterations to garage including new external ramp for access
The Toll House Gulworthy PL19 8JG
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Approved2755/25/TCA
T1: Sycamore - Remove due to proximity to buildings
Land At Sx 406 793 Fore Street Milton Abbot
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn1900/24/PIP
Application for permission in principle for new dwelling
Huckleberry House Bridestowe Okehampton EX20 4ER
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Approved1291/24/CCN
Caravan Club Notification of proposed exempted campsite of up to, and not exceeding, 10 tents and 5 caravans
Land At Sx 469 841 Ford Farm Coryton Devon
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Approved3664/25/VAR
Application for variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) & 3 (materials/finishes) of planning permission 2212/24/HHO
39 Drake Gardens Tavistock PL19 9AT
Received 15 Dec 2025
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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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