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.
10,714 approved · 413 refused · 885 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Forfar Academy Taylor Street Forfar DD8 3LB
Received 22 Jul 2013Field Between Muirdrum And A92 Muirdrum Carnoustie
Received 24 Jul 2013Adielinn Plantation Glen Clova
Received 25 Jul 2013Tigh Na Muirn 4 Victoria Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HL
Received 25 Jul 2013Field 570M South Of Dubton Farm Guthrie
Received 25 Jul 201343 Westfield Place Carnoustie DD7 7LD
Received 24 Jul 20135 Wishart Gardens Montrose DD10 8SJ
Received 25 Jul 2013Auchterhouse Country Sports Auchterhouse Dundee DD3 0QN
Received 26 Jul 2013The Beeches Mid Road Kirriemuir DD8 4QW
Received 26 Jul 2013Plots 101 - 109 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 26 Jul 2013Field 180M North West Of Kalulu House East Murthill Forfar
Received 30 Jul 20133 Cotton's Corner Letham Grange Arbroath DD11 4QD
Received 26 Jul 201313 Dorward Place Montrose DD10 8RU
Received 29 Jul 2013Congregational Church Hall Baltic Street Montrose DD10 8HE
Received 30 Jul 2013Congregational Church Hall Baltic Street Montrose DD10 8HE
Received 30 Jul 2013Inchcape Offshore Windfarm East Of Angus Coastline Firth Of Forth
Received 30 Jul 201312 Traill Drive Montrose DD10 8SW
Received 30 Jul 2013Field 100M North West Of Hillcrest Lunan Montrose
Received 31 Jul 2013Mains Of Lundie Farm Lundie Edzell
Received 29 Jul 201338 Prior Road Forfar DD8 3DT
Received 31 Jul 201329 Brander Ha Forfar DD8 2DZ
Received 31 Jul 2013Field 400M North Of Greenhillock Kirkbuddo
Received 31 Jul 2013Field 800M North Of Auchronie Glen Esk
Received 1 Aug 2013Warehouse Barrack Road Montrose DD10 8EA
Received 1 Aug 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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