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.
12,221 approved · 486 refused · 1,076 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hillview 17 Dunnichen Road Kingsmuir Forfar DD8 2RQ
Received 7 Aug 2017Clushmill House Lundie Muirhead Dundee DD2 5NX
Received 10 Aug 2017Clushmill House Lundie Muirhead Dundee DD2 5NX
Received 10 Aug 2017Clushmill House Lundie Muirhead Dundee DD2 5NX
Received 10 Aug 2017Clushmill House Lundie Muirhead Dundee DD2 5NX
Received 10 Aug 2017Rottal Farm Glen Clova
Received 10 Aug 2017Plot 1 Ravensby Barry
Received 11 Aug 201714 Applegate Arbroath DD11 1HX
Received 11 Aug 2017Grey Harlings Traill Drive Montrose DD10 8SW
Received 8 Aug 2017Ashbank Main Street Barry Carnoustie DD7 7RP
Received 14 Aug 2017Rottal Farm Glen Clova
Received 15 Aug 20177 Gowan Street Arbroath DD11 2BH
Received 15 Aug 2017Kinnettles House Kinnettles Forfar DD8 1TR
Received 16 Aug 201710 Gowan Rigg Forfar DD8 2EE
Received 16 Aug 20174 Templehall Place Newbigging Monifieth Dundee DD5 3UW
Received 16 Aug 2017Field West Of Carlogie Road Carnoustie
Received 17 Aug 2017Field 570M East Of Carlogie Hotel Carnoustie
Received 17 Aug 2017Field 500M North West Of Panbride School Carnoustie
Received 17 Aug 2017Methodist Church Manse 8 Rosehill Road Montrose DD10 8RY
Received 17 Aug 20175 Bonnyton Road Balmirmer Arbroath DD11 2PP
Received 17 Aug 201783 Lord Lyell Drive Kirriemuir DD8 4LF
Received 14 Aug 2017Edzell Golf Course High Street Edzell Brechin DD9 7TF
Received 17 Aug 201730 John Huband Drive Birkhill Dundee DD2 5RY
Received 18 Aug 2017Derelict Cottage Lownie Forfar
Received 18 Aug 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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