The County Council is responsible for issuing planning permissions for its own developments.

If you wish to submit an online planning application for a County Council Development, please follow the link below:

Online Planning Application for County Council's Own Development

• Full planning permission
• Outline planning permission with some matters reserved
• Outline planning permission with all matters reserved
• Approval of reserved matters following outline approval
• Planning permission and conservation area consent for demolition in a conservation area
• Removal or variation of a condition following grant of planning permission
• Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use or operation or activity including those in breach of a planning condition
• Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development
• Approval of details reserved by condition

Alternatively, you can complete a County Council Development Planning Application Form (Form F1) together with a General Planning Application Form (Form GA1). Copies of both these forms, together with Guidance Notes for completion, may be viewed or downloaded by following the links below:

• County Council Development Planning Application (Form F1) (26KB - pdf help)
• General Planning Application (Form GA1) (92KB - pdf help)
• Guidance Notes for Completion of General Planning Application Form (42KB - pdf help)

If your proposal would alter, extend or demolish all or part of a listed building, you should contact the Development Control Section at an early stage to see if Listed Building Consent is needed. If consent is required, you will need to submit an Application for Listed Building Consent (Form LB1). A copy of the form, together with Guidance Notes for its completion, may be viewed or downloaded by following the links below.

Similarly, if you wish to demolish all or part of a non-listed building or structure within a Conservation Area, you should contact the Development Control Section at an early stage to establish whether Conservation Area Consent is needed. If consent is required, you will need to submit an Application for Conservation Area Consent. A copy of the form may be viewed or downloaded by following the links below:

• Listed Building Consent and/or Conservation Area Consent (Form LB1) (92KB - pdf help)
• Guidance Notes for Completion of Listed Building and/or Conservation Area Consent Form (44KB - pdf help)

A series of additional guidance notes have been produced. These may be viewed or downloaded by following the links below:

• Design and Access Statements (52KB - pdf help)
• Planning Fees (23KB - pdf help)
• Planning Advice to Devon County Council Schools (25KB - pdf help)
• Planning Applications for Sports Pitches (36KB - pdf help)
• Assessment, Prediction and Control of Noise (45KB - pdf help)
• Flood Risk (31KB - pdf help)
• Composting (31KB - pdf help)
• Archaeology and the Planning Process (45KB - pdf help)
• Conservation Areas (39KB - pdf help)
• Tree Protection (44KB - pdf help)
• Waste Audit Statements (29KB - pdf help)

Before making a planning application, you may wish to discuss it with one of our Planning Officers. You can contact them via the address and telephone number shown at the bottom of this page.

Planning applications will be determined either by designated officers or, where appropriate, the Development Control Committee of the County Council. For further details follow this link:

• Who will determine my planning application?

Devon County Council has prepared a Development Management Charter which sets out the practices and procedures to be followed in the determination of planning applications.  This document can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the link below, or a hard copy can be ordered online:

• Development Management Charter

Monthly lists of planning applications for the County Council’s own developments can be viewed by following the link below.

• Monthly Lists of Planning Applications

For further information, please contact us using the details shown below.

Development Management
Environment, Economy & Culture Directorate
Devon County Council
ABG Lucombe House
County Hall
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QW

Telephone:01392 381267

Online Enquiry Form