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.
10,600 approved · 402 refused · 867 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Dec 2011 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2UT
Received 29 Apr 201326 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2UT
Received 29 Apr 20134 Mossie Way Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2WF
Received 29 Apr 2013Main Wing Duntrune House Duntrune Dundee DD4 0PJ
Received 30 Apr 2013Esk House Braeminzion Glen Clova Kirriemuir DD8 4QQ
Received 7 May 2013Field North East Of Pitlivie Farm Muirdrum Carnoustie
Received 9 May 2013Crudie Acres Electricity Sub Station Arbroath
Received 9 May 20133 Tarry Road Arbroath DD11 4BB
Received 29 Apr 201312 Ravensby Park Gardens Carnoustie DD7 7NY
Received 10 May 201310 Bridge Street Montrose DD10 8AE
Received 30 Apr 201312 MacKenzie Street Carnoustie DD7 6HD
Received 1 May 2013Ambulance Station Warrack Terrace Montrose DD10 8RX
Received 1 May 2013Croftlea Main Street Barry Carnoustie DD7 7RR
Received 2 May 201311 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2UT
Received 3 May 2013Craigathrie 8 Conon Terrace Arbroath DD11 5AP
Received 1 May 201322 St Andrew Street Brechin
Received 3 May 2013Station Park Carseview Road Forfar DD8 3BT
Received 8 May 2013A Window In Thrums 7 Glamis Road Kirriemuir DD8 5BN
Received 2 May 2013Coe Cottage Menmuir Brechin DD9 6SF
Received 7 May 2013Hall 10 Ponderlaw Street Arbroath DD11 1ES
Received 1 May 2013Balgray Prendicle Huntingfaulds Road Tealing Dundee DD4 0QZ
Received 10 May 2013Balgavies Lodge Balgavies Forfar DD8 2TH
Received 15 May 201343 Taylor Street Forfar DD8 3LP
Received 8 May 2013Townhead Nursery St Andrew Street Brechin DD9 6JJ
Received 14 May 2013Records 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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