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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.
10,783 approved · 420 refused · 896 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Field 610M West Of East Mains Of Colliston Farm East Mains Of Colliston Arbroath
Received 30 Sept 20133 - 5 John Street Montrose DD10 8LY
Received 1 Oct 201317 Bearehill Brae Brechin DD9 6XD
Received 26 Sept 20136 Knowes Loan Barry Carnoustie DD7 7RF
Received 19 Sept 2013The Old Schoolhouse Kirkton Of Auchterhouse Dundee DD3 0QS
Received 27 Sept 2013Field 200M North Of Spott Cottage Glen Prosen
Received 1 Oct 2013Field 100M West Of Glentairie Glen Prosen
Received 1 Oct 2013Field 200M North West Of Buckhood Cottage Glen Prosen
Received 1 Oct 20134 Lochside Crescent Montrose DD10 9BF
Received 2 Oct 2013Plot 3 Craig O'Loch Road Forfar
Received 1 Oct 2013Glenlea West Cotside Barry Carnoustie DD7 7SA
Received 26 Sept 2013Guilan Cortachy Road Kirriemuir DD8 4PU
Received 2 Oct 2013Ambulance Station Warrack Terrace Montrose DD10 8RX
Received 30 Sept 2013Ambulance Station Warrack Terrace Montrose DD10 8RX
Received 30 Sept 2013Tree Nursery House Panmure Carnoustie DD7 6LW
Received 2 Oct 20133 Dorward Road Montrose DD10 8RT
Received 30 Sept 2013Hoodston Farm Findowrie Brechin DD9 6RF
Received 1 Oct 201364 Ferry Road Monifieth Dundee DD5 4NW
Received 3 Oct 2013Land At Former Montrose Airfield Charleton Road Montrose
Received 2 Oct 2013The Farmhouse South Balluderon Kirkton Of Auchterhouse Dundee DD3 0QX
Received 30 Sept 2013The Farmhouse South Balluderon Kirkton Of Auchterhouse Dundee DD3 0QX
Received 3 Oct 2013Golf Lodge 1 Traill Drive Montrose DD10 8SW
Received 2 Oct 2013Field 800M North East Of Hassocks Farm Colliston Arbroath
Received 3 Oct 2013Unit 1 Angus Gateway Ethiebeaton Park Ethiebeaton Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HB
Received 3 Oct 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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