Dartmoor National Park Authority planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Dartmoor National Park Authority decided more than 470 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Dartmoor National Park Authority’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Dartmoor National Park Authority
| Applications decided | more than 470 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 7%of 91 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 86 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 24%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 53 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Dartmoor National Park Authority’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would accord with the development plan’s strategy for the distribution of housing in the National Park, including its location and affordability; • the effect of the proposed development on the living…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to the local economic development strategy.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; and • whether the proposed development would constitute ‘major development’ in the National Park.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.