Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Angus. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
12,137 approved · 483 refused · 1,064 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Mar 2010 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
3 Ivy Cottages Mill Place Craigo Montrose DD10 9JZ
Received 14 Apr 2017Eastwood East Hill Road Kirriemuir DD8 4PQ
Received 14 Apr 2017Flat 1-1 76 Castle Street Forfar DD8 3AB
Received 14 Apr 2017Barry Mill Grange Of Barry Barry Carnoustie DD7 7RJ
Received 10 Apr 2017Caddam Farm Glen Clova Kirriemuir DD8 4QR
Received 17 Apr 201763 - 65 High Street Montrose DD10 8QZ
Received 18 Apr 2017Charhan House Mill Of Murroes Kellas Dundee DD5 3PD
Received 18 Apr 20172 - 8 Bank Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BG
Received 19 Apr 2017Rosewell Logie Kirriemuir DD8 5PP
Received 19 Apr 2017Former Pitkennedy Farmyard Pitkennedy Forfar
Received 19 Apr 201717 North Ramsay Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4EE
Received 19 Apr 2017Netherton Cottage East Keillor Coupar Angus Blairgowrie PH13 9JU
Received 20 Apr 2017Little Cairnie Hospital Forfar Road Arbroath DD11 3RA
Received 20 Apr 2017Glenwood 13 Kinnordy Road Kirriemuir DD8 4JL
Received 20 Apr 201724 Rosewell Road Maryton Kirriemuir DD8 5PX
Received 19 Apr 2017Ladyloan Primary School Millgate Loan Arbroath DD11 1LX
Received 20 Apr 20177 Swan Street Brechin DD9 6EE
Received 21 Apr 2017Maisondieu Primary School St Andrew Street Brechin DD9 6JB
Received 21 Apr 2017143 Murray Street Montrose DD10 8JQ
Received 21 Apr 201763 - 65 High Street Montrose DD10 8QZ
Received 21 Apr 201746 Gellatly Place Brechin DD9 6BS
Received 21 Apr 2017Caravan Park Seaton Estate Arbroath DD11 5SE
Received 24 Apr 2017Land South Of Seaton Lodge Seaton Road Arbroath
Received 24 Apr 201712 McIntosh Patrick Place Monifieth Dundee DD5 4LW
Received 24 Apr 2017Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Angus, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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