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.
11,462 approved · 453 refused · 975 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Mar 2011 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 475M East Of Craichie Mill Farm Craichie Forfar
Received 13 Apr 201543 Gowan Rigg Forfar DD8 2EE
Received 13 Apr 2015Powsoddie Aldbar Brechin DD9 6SU
Received 13 Apr 2015Isla Building Angus College Keptie Road Arbroath DD11 3EA
Received 13 Apr 2015Land Between Lunanbank And Sutties Garage Station Road Friockheim Arbroath
Received 10 Apr 201553 North Esk Road Montrose DD10 8TQ
Received 13 Apr 201516 North Latch Road Brechin DD9 6LF
Received 13 Apr 2015Glencoul Mill Murthill Forfar
Received 13 Apr 20151 Old Letham Letham Forfar DD8 2PW
Received 14 Apr 20152 Gravesend Arbroath DD11 1HT
Received 14 Apr 2015St Vigean's School St Vigeans Arbroath DD11 4RQ
Received 13 Apr 2015Craigton House Craigton Monikie Dundee DD5 3QN
Received 15 Apr 20156 Wirren Gardens Montrose DD10 8UB
Received 15 Apr 201514E High Street Kirriemuir DD8 4EY
Received 15 Apr 2015Ground North Of Lyall Court Rosefield Gardens Kirriemuir
Received 15 Apr 2015Former Mill At Glencally Glen Prosen
Received 15 Apr 201547 Taylor Street Forfar DD8 3LP
Received 15 Apr 2015Builders Yard 131 Christie's Lane Montrose
Received 15 Apr 2015Lisden Nursing Home 63 Brechin Road Kirriemuir DD8 4DE
Received 15 Apr 2015Lisden Nursing Home 63 Brechin Road Kirriemuir DD8 4DE
Received 15 Apr 2015Council Offices 210 High Street Montrose DD10 8PH
Received 15 Apr 2015Land At Greystone Greystone Carmyllie
Received 16 Apr 20159A Tennis Road Carnoustie DD7 6HH
Received 16 Apr 2015Airlie Cottage 17 Kellas Road Wellbank Dundee DD5 3PE
Received 7 Apr 2015Records 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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