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.
12,271 approved · 487 refused · 1,083 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Wood Lane Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HZ
Received 21 Sept 2017Montreathmont Cottage Guthrie Forfar DD8 2TU
Received 22 Sept 2017Land 120 M West Of Wellbank Cottages Wellbank
Received 25 Sept 201710 East Mains Edzell Brechin DD9 7WE
Received 25 Sept 2017Newton Cottage Carmyllie Arbroath DD11 2RA
Received 26 Sept 2017Innervar Panmure Road Monikie Dundee DD5 3QA
Received 26 Sept 2017Land At Balrownie Farm Menmuir Brechin
Received 26 Sept 201751 Glebe Road Arbroath DD11 4HJ
Received 26 Sept 201754 Nursery Road Montrose DD10 9AN
Received 27 Sept 2017Newfordpark House Glamis Road Forfar DD8 1FR
Received 27 Sept 2017Mains Of Balfour Farmhouse Kingoldrum Kirriemuir DD8 5HW
Received 27 Sept 20172 Dobson Drive Carnoustie DD7 6GQ
Received 27 Sept 2017Field 400M West Of The Steadings Reswallie Forfar
Received 26 Sept 20172 Woodside Cottages Shielhill Tealing Dundee DD4 0PW
Received 27 Sept 2017Supermarket Hume Street Arbroath DD11 1UH
Received 27 Sept 201726 Seagate Arbroath DD11 1BJ
Received 28 Sept 2017Bridgeton St Vigean's Brae St Vigeans Arbroath DD11 4RA
Received 26 Sept 2017Steading Cottage Bridgend Of Lintrathen Kirriemuir DD8 5JH
Received 29 Sept 2017Land 315M West Of The Lodge Invermark Glen Esk
Received 2 Oct 2017Agricultural Buildings Kirkton Of Auchterhouse
Received 3 Oct 201714 Castle Place Montrose DD10 8AL
Received 3 Oct 2017Cherrylynne Ethie Inverkeilor Arbroath DD11 5SP
Received 4 Oct 2017Glen Doll Farm Cottage Glen Clova Kirriemuir DD8 4RD
Received 4 Oct 2017Glen Doll Farm Glen Clova Kirriemuir DD8 4RD
Received 4 Oct 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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