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 1,466 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 (467 decided, ~41 days)
- Extension : 95% approved (276 decided, ~56 days)
- Tree work : 84% approved (192 decided, ~41 days)
- Change of use : 85% approved (177 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 96% approved (131 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 96% approved (81 decided, ~55 days)
- New dwelling : 85% approved (53 decided, ~56 days)
- Solar / renewables : 96% approved (47 decided, ~55 days)
- Side extension : 93% approved (42 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.