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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.
11,362 approved · 450 refused · 959 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16 School Road Newbigging Monifieth Dundee DD5 3RJ
Received 30 Jan 201513 Potters Park Crescent Forfar DD8 1HH
Received 30 Jan 2015Stonehurst 27 Kellas Road Wellbank Dundee DD5 3PE
Received 29 Jan 2015Seasonal Workers Accomodation Muirloch Farm Muirloch Liff
Received 31 Jan 2015Ashludie Hospital Victoria Street Monifieth
Received 31 Jan 20155 Condor Drive Arbroath DD11 3EP
Received 31 Jan 201517 Lochmill Kirriemuir DD8 4JQ
Received 30 Jan 2015Airlie Estates Woodland Compartment 77 Cortachy Kirriemuir
Received 2 Feb 2015Airlie Estate Woodland Compartment 55 Glen Clova
Received 2 Feb 2015Field 280M West Of Esklyn Park Forestmuir Forfar
Received 30 Jan 2015Admin Building Ashludie Hospital Victoria Street Monifieth DD5 4HR
Received 3 Feb 201513 Yeaman Street Carnoustie DD7 7AU
Received 3 Feb 201556 Linton Road Arbroath DD11 5HZ
Received 3 Feb 2015Wester Inverharity Glen Isla Blairgowrie PH11 8QL
Received 3 Feb 2015Station House Dubton Montrose DD10 9EG
Received 3 Feb 201519 Bank Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BE
Received 3 Feb 201519 Bank Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BE
Received 3 Feb 201514E High Street Kirriemuir DD8 4EY
Received 3 Feb 201514E High Street Kirriemuir DD8 4EY
Received 3 Feb 20154 - 8 & 2 Reform Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BS
Received 4 Feb 2015Dower House 8 Church Road Liff Dundee DD2 5NN
Received 2 Feb 2015Field Opposite Carnoustie High School Shanwell Road Carnoustie
Received 4 Feb 2015Dower House 8 Church Road Liff Dundee DD2 5NN
Received 2 Feb 201513 Bank Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BE
Received 3 Feb 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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