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.
12,087 approved · 480 refused · 1,056 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
6B Victoria Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HP
Received 1 Feb 2017Compartment 48 Tarbrax Wood Nether Finlarg Forfar
Received 25 Jan 2017Ground At Rear Of Dean Park Orchard Loan Orchardbank Industrial Estate Forfar
Received 1 Feb 2017Unit 3A Craig O'Loch Road Forfar DD8 1BU
Received 1 Feb 2017Public Library 214 High Street Montrose DD10 8HE
Received 2 Feb 2017Baltic Mill Yard Dens Road Arbroath
Received 2 Feb 2017Baltic Mill Yard Dens Road Arbroath
Received 2 Feb 20178 Cotton's Corner Letham Grange Arbroath DD11 4QD
Received 2 Feb 201746 West Smieton Street Carnoustie DD7 7LS
Received 3 Feb 2017Parish Kirk Kirkton Of Kingoldrum Kirriemuir DD8 5HW
Received 3 Feb 20171 Anderson Court Carnoustie DD7 7GX
Received 3 Feb 2017New House Charleston Glamis Forfar DD8 1UF
Received 3 Feb 201728 Cairnie Road Arbroath DD11 3DY
Received 6 Feb 201778 Kinloch Street Carnoustie DD7 7ES
Received 3 Feb 2017Knockhill Farm Steading Gardyne Arbroath
Received 3 Feb 2017Pilgrim Cottage 18 Loch Of Liff Road Liff Dundee DD2 5NE
Received 7 Feb 2017Site At North Street Newtyle
Received 7 Feb 20177 Old Shore Head Arbroath DD11 1BB
Received 7 Feb 20177 Old Shore Head Arbroath DD11 1BB
Received 7 Feb 201730 Market Street Brechin DD9 6BB
Received 7 Feb 2017Greenburn Croft Glen Esk Brechin DD9 7YW
Received 8 Feb 2017Middleton Farmhouse Kilry Blairgowrie PH11 8HR
Received 8 Feb 2017East Inchock Kintrockat Brechin DD9 6RP
Received 8 Feb 20173 Lorne Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4DT
Received 8 Feb 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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