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.
11,503 approved · 455 refused · 975 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Charleton Farm Charleton Montrose
Received 13 May 2015Field 300M West Of Windyhills Farm Windyhills Auchmithie
Received 13 May 2015Field 1027M South West Of Fallaws Monikie
Received 1 May 2015Field 320M South East Of Hayhillock Carmyllie Arbroath DD11 2QU
Received 7 May 201573 - 75 Murray Street Montrose DD10 8JZ
Received 13 May 20152 Douglas Gardens Carnoustie DD7 7DH
Received 14 May 20159 Fisheracre Arbroath DD11 1LE
Received 14 May 2015Seasonal Workers Accomodation Gowanhead Farm Farnell
Received 14 May 2015Chance Inn 32 Main Road Inverkeilor Arbroath DD11 5RN
Received 15 May 2015Ardmore 61 Brechin Road Kirriemuir DD8 4DE
Received 18 May 2015West Mains Of Kinblethmont Kinblethmont Arbroath DD11 4RW
Received 18 May 2015123 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2EJ
Received 18 May 201558 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2UT
Received 19 May 201520 Southesk Street Brechin DD9 6AN
Received 19 May 201518 North Latch Road Brechin DD9 6LF
Received 19 May 2015129 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2EJ
Received 19 May 201578 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2EJ
Received 19 May 2015Cairndrum Lodge Edzell Brechin DD9 7QN
Received 19 May 2015Reid Hall 163 Castle Street Forfar
Received 20 May 2015Field 400M North Of Hassocks Colliston Arbroath
Received 20 May 2015Field 480M West Of Greenford Farm Arbirlot Arbroath
Received 20 May 2015Field 400M South East Of Myreton Farm Myreton Of Claverhouse Strathmartine
Received 20 May 20156 Munro Way Kirriemuir DD8 4NG
Received 20 May 20151 Panmurefield Terrace Monifieth Dundee DD5 4QU
Received 20 May 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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