{"id":421,"date":"2014-08-15T15:55:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T14:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:55:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/","title":{"rendered":"What we do&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark show-for-medium\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2c5b798739\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"planning-search clearfix \" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2c5b798762\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"cell medium-8\">\r\n    \t<div class=\"search\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Quick search for an application<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<form class=\"form-search\" method=\"GET\" action=\"https:\/\/planning.devon.gov.uk\/Search\/Standard\">\r\n                <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\r\n                    <div class=\"medium-5 cell\">\r\n\t                    <label class=\"show-for-sr\" for=\"ApplicationNumber-69b2c5b798762\">Application Reference<\/label>\r\n\t                    <input type=\"text\"  id=\"ApplicationNumber-69b2c5b798762\" name=\"ApplicationNumber\" placeholder=\"Application Reference\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\t                <div class=\"medium-5 cell\">\r\n\t\t                <label class=\"show-for-sr\" for=\"address-69b2c5b798762\">Address<\/label>\r\n\t                    <input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" autocomplete=\"street-address\" placeholder=\"Address\" id=\"address-69b2c5b798762\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"medium-2 cell\">\r\n\t                    <input type=\"submit\" class=\"button no-arrow\" name=\"Search\" value=\"Search\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/form>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2c5b79877b\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-10 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we do&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Devon County Council is the Minerals and Waste Planning Authority for most of Devon. We have responsibility for determining planning applications relating to minerals and waste development and applications for our own use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning applications for residential development and business needs are dealt with by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/neighbouring-authorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local district, borough and city councils<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2c5b798791\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2c5b7990c9\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Quick links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards content-border content-border-left text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/planning.devon.gov.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">View applications and decisions<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/apply-for-planning-permission\/\">Apply for planning permission<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/apply-for-planning-permission\/get-help-with-an-application\/\">Get pre-application advice<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/enforcement\/monitoring\/\">Site monitoring<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/enforcement\/\">Report a breach of planning control<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/planning-policies\/minerals-and-waste-policy\/\">Minerals and waste policy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-light\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2c5b799130\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-10 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-dcc-nostyle-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&amp;apos;buttonEvent&amp;apos;: &amp;apos;Information page&amp;apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/nsip\/\">View the current National Significant Infrastructure Projects affecting Devon<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-dcc-nostyle-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&amp;apos;buttonEvent&amp;apos;: &amp;apos;Information page&amp;apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/nsip\/\">View the Codden Hill, Article 4 Direction<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark hide-for-medium\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2c5b79914f\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"planning-search clearfix \" id=\"block_acf-block-69b2c5b799158\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"cell medium-8\">\r\n    \t<div class=\"search\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Quick search for an application<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<form class=\"form-search\" method=\"GET\" action=\"https:\/\/planning.devon.gov.uk\/Search\/Standard\">\r\n                <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\r\n                    <div class=\"medium-5 cell\">\r\n\t                    <label class=\"show-for-sr\" for=\"ApplicationNumber-69b2c5b799158\">Application Reference<\/label>\r\n\t                    <input type=\"text\"  id=\"ApplicationNumber-69b2c5b799158\" name=\"ApplicationNumber\" placeholder=\"Application Reference\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\t                <div class=\"medium-5 cell\">\r\n\t\t                <label class=\"show-for-sr\" for=\"address-69b2c5b799158\">Address<\/label>\r\n\t                    <input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" 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