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.
12,309 approved · 487 refused · 1,085 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Fir Way Friockheim Arbroath DD11 4WJ
Received 21 Nov 201733 Roods Kirriemuir DD8 4HN
Received 21 Nov 2017Arratsmill House Arrat Brechin DD9 7PR
Received 21 Nov 20178 Heather Bank Friockheim Arbroath DD11 4WE
Received 22 Nov 2017245 High Street Arbroath DD11 1DZ
Received 22 Nov 201739 Barry Road Carnoustie DD7 7QN
Received 22 Nov 2017The Earl Beardie 7 Finavon Castle Finavon Forfar DD8 3PX
Received 22 Nov 2017Field South Of South Ardo Addicate Brechin
Received 17 Nov 2017West Keith Steading Lundie Muirhead
Received 22 Nov 2017Petterden Den Landfill Site Petterden Tealing Dundee DD4 0QD
Received 22 Nov 2017Thrums Cottage 13 Brechin Road Kirriemuir DD8 4BX
Received 22 Nov 201719 Lochbank Gardens Forfar DD8 3HG
Received 23 Nov 2017BBC Gallow Hill Transmiter Station Tealing
Received 23 Nov 201723 Heather Bank Friockheim Arbroath DD11 4WE
Received 23 Nov 201725 Heather Bank Friockheim Arbroath DD11 4WE
Received 23 Nov 2017Mill Of Brathinch Brathinch Brechin DD9 7QZ
Received 23 Nov 20179 High Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4DA
Received 23 Nov 2017Flat 1/1 50 High Street Montrose DD10 8JF
Received 27 Nov 2017Elandene The Avenue Auchterhouse Dundee DD3 0TS
Received 27 Nov 20172 Wardmill Farm Cottages Battledykes Forfar DD8 3RT
Received 27 Nov 2017Ardovie House Ardovie Brechin DD9 6ST
Received 28 Nov 201737 Cortachy Crescent Kirriemuir DD8 4TP
Received 29 Nov 2017Telephone Exchange Gardyne Street Letham
Received 29 Nov 2017Unit 1 Westway Retail Park Arbroath DD11 2NQ
Received 29 Nov 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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