Planning decisions in Mid Devon
As of 22 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Mid Devon approved 92% of 1,069 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Listed building / conservation : 96% approved (330 decided, ~41 days)
- Extension : 95% approved (210 decided, ~56 days)
- Tree work : 82% approved (141 decided, ~41 days)
- Change of use : 86% approved (127 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 96% approved (107 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 97% approved (59 decided, ~55 days)
- New dwelling : 87% approved (54 decided, ~80 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 93% approved (41 decided, ~56 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Mid Devon, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.