Mid Devon planning approval rate

Mid Devon council approved 98.6% of planning applications and refused 1.4%, based on 5,869 decisions analysed. Ranked 230th out of 237 councils for strictness.

Last updated: May 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

98.6%

overall approval rate

5,869

Decisions analysed

5,789

Approved

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Mid Devon? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Mid Devon. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (3,286 decided)

99.9%

Trees (832 decided)

100.0%

Other (823 decided)

99.8%

Listed Building (639 decided)

98.0%

Change of Use (199 decided)

73.4%

Advertisement (50 decided)

100.0%

Prior Approval (30 decided)

73.3%

Discharge of Conditions (10 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Mid Devon — mined from 5,869 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (735 decided)

99.7%

Extension (General) (646 decided)

99.4%

Change of Use (Residential) (548 decided)

90.3%

New Build (523 decided)

100.0%

Outbuilding (342 decided)

99.4%

Rear Extension (327 decided)

100.0%

Side Extension (216 decided)

100.0%

Conservatory (124 decided)

100.0%

Annex (120 decided)

100.0%

Dormer (85 decided)

100.0%

Front Extension (30 decided)

100.0%

Loft Conversion (27 decided)

100.0%

Wraparound Extension (20 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Mid Devon. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Yeo (275 decided)

98.9%

Clare and Shuttern (258 decided)

98.8%

Lower Culm (235 decided)

98.7%

Sandford and Creedy (218 decided)

98.6%

Upper Culm 85 (213 decided)

100.0%

Canonsleigh (212 decided)

94.8%

Upper Culm (201 decided)

99.5%

Clare and Shuttern 73 (200 decided)

98.5%

Sandford and Creedy 82 (186 decided)

99.5%

Upper Yeo and Taw (183 decided)

97.3%

Canonsleigh 71 (179 decided)

98.9%

Yeo 89 (173 decided)

97.1%

Cullompton Outer 76 (157 decided)

98.7%

Halberton (149 decided)

99.3%

Cadbury (146 decided)

95.9%

Lower Culm 79 (145 decided)

99.3%

Tiverton Westexe (145 decided)

98.6%

Way (143 decided)

96.5%

Halberton 25 (134 decided)

100.0%

Tiverton Castle (129 decided)

99.2%

Wards in Mid Devon

Yeo

98.9% approval · 275 decisions

Clare and Shuttern

98.8% approval · 258 decisions

Lower Culm

98.7% approval · 235 decisions

Sandford and Creedy

98.6% approval · 218 decisions

Upper Culm 85

100.0% approval · 213 decisions

Canonsleigh

94.8% approval · 212 decisions

Upper Culm

99.5% approval · 201 decisions

Clare and Shuttern 73

98.5% approval · 200 decisions

Sandford and Creedy 82

99.5% approval · 186 decisions

Upper Yeo and Taw

97.3% approval · 183 decisions

Canonsleigh 71

98.9% approval · 179 decisions

Yeo 89

97.1% approval · 173 decisions

Cullompton Outer 76

98.7% approval · 157 decisions

Halberton

99.3% approval · 149 decisions

Cadbury

95.9% approval · 146 decisions

Lower Culm 79

99.3% approval · 145 decisions

Tiverton Westexe

98.6% approval · 145 decisions

Way

96.5% approval · 143 decisions

Halberton 25

100.0% approval · 134 decisions

Tiverton Castle

99.2% approval · 129 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Mid Devon, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00157/LBC

Listed Building Consent for the replacement of 2 external doors/frames · Lower Culm · Mon 30 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00053/FULL

Change of use from coffee roastery (Use Class B2) to a mixed use comprising coff · Lower Culm · Mon 30 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00091/HOUSE

Erection of first floor extension · Tiverton Lowman · Fri 27 Mar 2026

Approved

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