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.
10,741 approved · 417 refused · 887 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
New Links Kinnaber Montrose DD10 9ER
Received 13 Aug 2013Agricultural Shed Glen Clova
Received 8 Aug 2013Land 50M South Of Mosston Cottage Mosston Carmyllie
Received 13 Aug 2013Office West Craig Forfar DD8 1XE
Received 14 Aug 201319 Osprey Gardens Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2UU
Received 12 Aug 2013Plot 161 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 12 Aug 2013Plot 162 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 12 Aug 2013Land At Newbigging Road Newbigging Tealing
Received 14 Aug 20137 Osprey Crescent Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2ES
Received 14 Aug 2013Plot 165 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 14 Aug 2013Plot 1 Braehead Road Letham
Received 9 Aug 2013Office Workshop And Yard Cortachy Road Kirriemuir DD8 4PB
Received 15 Aug 201346 Market Street Forfar DD8 3EW
Received 9 Aug 2013Berryhill Farmhouse Berryhill Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5LN
Received 15 Aug 201311 Cairniehill Gardens Arbroath DD11 4EP
Received 16 Aug 2013Field To The Rear Of Rosebank Cuthlie Arbroath
Received 16 Aug 20132 Backmuir Duntrune Dundee DD4 0PP
Received 9 Aug 201314 Main Street Glamis Forfar DD8 1RU
Received 13 Aug 2013Plot 163 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 19 Aug 2013110A Coupar Angus Road Birkhill Dundee DD2 5PG
Received 14 Aug 2013110A Coupar Angus Road Birkhill Dundee DD2 5PG
Received 14 Aug 2013Plot 186 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 15 Aug 2013Osprey Centre Piperdam Golf And Country Club Piperdam Drive Piperdam Fowlis
Received 19 Aug 2013Plot 185 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar
Received 15 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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