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.
10,309 approved · 382 refused · 835 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Mar 2012 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Marketgate Arbroath DD11 1AU
Received 27 Sept 201216 Hillend Road Arbroath DD11 2AR
Received 3 Oct 2012Kennel Cottage Finavon Forfar DD8 3PX
Received 3 Oct 2012The Old Church Panmure Street Brechin DD9 6AR
Received 4 Oct 2012Invertay House 3 Maule Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4JG
Received 4 Oct 20128 Panmure Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4EB
Received 1 Oct 201214 James Herald Terrace Monifieth Dundee DD5 4JJ
Received 1 Oct 2012Willow Cottage Kellas Dundee DD5 3PD
Received 5 Oct 2012Land 50M South East Of Burnside Farm Station Road Barry
Received 1 Oct 2012Land Adjacent To Plot 1 Sylvie Way Orchardbank Business Park Forfar
Received 5 Oct 2012Linden North Street Newtyle Blairgowrie PH12 8TT
Received 2 Oct 201213 Yeaman Street Carnoustie DD7 7AU
Received 2 Oct 20126 Grant Road Arbroath DD11 1JN
Received 8 Oct 2012Dukeswood Nursery Dunnichen Road Kingsmuir Forfar
Received 3 Oct 2012Land At Braeside Leysmill Arbroath
Received 8 Oct 2012Milton Of Carmyllie Cottage Milton Carmyllie Arbroath DD11 2QS
Received 8 Oct 2012Plot 150 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 3 Oct 2012Plot 149 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 3 Oct 201216 Graham Crescent Montrose DD10 9BQ
Received 3 Oct 201218 Meadowbank Gardens Wellbank Dundee DD5 3PW
Received 9 Oct 201265 Southesk Street Brechin DD9 6AQ
Received 3 Oct 2012Bairds Malt Peasiehill Road Elliot Industrial Estate Arbroath DD11 2NJ
Received 9 Oct 2012Viewbank Leysmill Arbroath DD11 4RR
Received 10 Oct 2012Appletree Cottage Ballinshoe Kirriemuir DD8 5QL
Received 10 Oct 2012Records 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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