Planning and Development: key service websites

Planning and Development: A to Z of related services

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• Common land and town and village greens

  Devon County Council is the Commons Registration Authority for Devon

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• Help with planning applications

  We offer free pre-application advice and encourage applicants to take up this service. An early discussion with us can save you time and money

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• Land charges

  Statutory requirement for property and land based transactions

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• Minerals policy

  As Minerals and Waste Planning Authority, we are responsible for the preparation of Minerals and Waste Plans in Devon (excluding Plymouth, Torbay and the National Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor, who are separate planning authorities and prepare their own plans)

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• Neighbourhood planning

  We have produced a guide for communities in Devon preparing a Neighbourhood Plan. This guide provides information on our responsibilities and how these may link with neighbourhood planning, what we can and can’t do in relation to preparing a Neighbourhood Plan and links to useful information we already hold

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• Planning applications and decisions

  In this section you may view the register of planning applications received by the County Council

• Planning enforcement

  How to report a breach of planning control

• Planning permission

  We deal with applications for waste, minerals and county council developments. County council developments are often referred to as ‘Regulation 3’ and could include schools and libraries

• Pupil place planning

  The team is responsible for all aspects of Children’s Services strategic planning

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• Strategic planning and policy

  We work in partnership with district councils and neighbouring authorities on strategic and cross-boundary planning policy issues

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• Transport planning

  Details of transport planning, research and consultation

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• Waste policy

  As Minerals and Waste Planning Authority, we are responsible for the preparation of Minerals and Waste Plans in Devon (excluding Plymouth, Torbay and the National Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor, who are separate planning authorities and prepare their own plans)