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.
12,260 approved · 487 refused · 1,081 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Building 123 Montrose Works Cobden Street Montrose
Received 13 Sept 2017Wester Doldy Farmhouse Glen Isla Blairgowrie PH11 8QJ
Received 13 Sept 2017Plot 13 Gardyne Street Friockheim Arbroath
Received 12 Sept 2017Field 200M South East New Streets At The Grange Monifieth
Received 14 Sept 201768 Graham Crescent Forfar DD8 1DW
Received 14 Sept 201754 Charleston Glamis Forfar DD8 1UG
Received 15 Sept 20171 Panmurefield Road Monifieth Dundee DD5 4QT
Received 18 Sept 2017Footway 70 Metres East Of Station Road Links Parade Carnoustie
Received 18 Sept 2017Welding Shed Glen Esk
Received 18 Sept 2017Field 300M North West Of Balkello Farm Balkello Kirkton Of Auchterhouse
Received 18 Sept 2017Site Of Former Kinloch Primary School Links Avenue Carnoustie
Received 19 Sept 201710 Panmure Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4EB
Received 19 Sept 201741A Highfield Place Birkhill Dundee DD2 5PZ
Received 20 Sept 2017Easter Peathaugh Glen Isla
Received 20 Sept 2017Field 450M West Of Windyhills Farm Windyhills Auchmithie
Received 20 Sept 2017Field 450M West Of Windyhills Farm Windyhills Auchmithie
Received 20 Sept 2017Field 450M West Of Windyhills Farm Windyhills Auchmithie
Received 20 Sept 2017Field 450M West Of Windyhills Farm Windyhills Auchmithie
Received 20 Sept 2017Field 450M West Of Windyhills Farm Windyhills Auchmithie
Received 20 Sept 2017Land Immediately East Of Crosston Farmhouse Aberlemno Forfar
Received 19 Sept 20175 William Street Kirriemuir DD8 4ED
Received 18 Sept 201797 High Street Carnoustie
Received 20 Sept 2017Millhill Mill Arbirlot Arbroath
Received 20 Sept 201778 New Wynd Montrose
Received 21 Sept 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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